ArticleInternational journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2018
The relationship between exercise capacity and different functional markers in pulmonary rehabilitation for COPD.
Article in International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05770440 (Impact of COVID-19 on Lung Function in COPD Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 44 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Impact of COVID-19 on Lung Function in COPD Patients
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44 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 91 citations in OpenAlex.
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- High-flow nasal cannula improves respiratory impedance evaluated by impulse oscillometry in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: a randomised controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- Short-Term Effects of a Respiratory Telerehabilitation Program in Confined COVID-19 Patients in the Acute Phase: A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Cardiac Ultrasound under Speckle Tracking Technology Based Analysis of Efficacy of Respiratory Rehabilitation on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2021Trial
- Preliminary study: comparative effects of lung volume therapy between slow and fast deep-breathing techniques on pulmonary function, respiratory muscle strength, oxidative stress, cytokines, 6-minute walking distance, and quality of life in persons with COPD.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseTrial
- Patient-reported outcomes after surgical resection for non-small cell lung cancer and perceptions of postsurgical rehabilitation programmes.BMJ open respiratory research · 2026Observational
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- Pulmonary rehabilitation under supervision of health-professional at institute versus conventional exercise-based pulmonary rehabilitation at home in COPD patients: A longitudinal cohort study.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2025Article
- Exercise Dysfunction and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Strategies in COPD Patients at High-Altitudes: A Review.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025Review
- Optimizing cardiopulmonary rehabilitation duration for long COVID patients: an exercise physiology monitoring approach.GeroScience · 2024Article
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- Motor and Respiratory Tele-Rehabilitation in Patients with Long COVID-19 after Hospital Discharge: An Interventional Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Rationale: The relationship of functional parameters such as lung mechanics, chest kinematics, metabolism and peripheral and respiratory muscle function with the level of exercise tolerance remains a controversial subject. While it has been previously shown that pulmonary rehabilitation is capable of improving exercise tolerance in patients afflicted by COPD, as expressed by values of 6-minute walking test (6MWT), the degree of contribution to this change by each of the aforementioned parameters remains unclear. Aims: To investigate the correlation between changes in exercise capacity and other functional markers following pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD and to determine which parameters are more closely related to improvements of exercise tolerance. Materials and methods: Three hundred and twenty-seven patients with COPD (with average, 95% CI for forced expiratory volume in the first second [FEV Results: Rehabilitation resulted in a generalized improvement in 6MWT among patients (average: 360 [95% CI: 178-543 m] vs average: 420 [95% CI: 238-601 m], Conclusion: Enhancements in exercise tolerance had correlation with changes in IVC, BODE-index, and the new Alternative Scale. However, comprehensive assessment needs to include considerations of chest kinematics and peripheral and respiratory muscle function as well.
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