ArticleAnnals of rehabilitation medicine2019
Effects of Breathing Exercises in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Article in Annals of rehabilitation medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05172102 (Effect of Breathing Exercise on Chest Expansion, Quality of Life and Lung Function on Post Covid-19 Patient), which is not on this map. Cited by 31 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Effect of Breathing Exercise on Chest Expansion, Quality of Life and Lung Function on Post Covid-19 Patient: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
31 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 83 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of breathing exercises on patients with interstitial lung disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024Pooled it
- Effect of breathwork on stress and mental health: A meta-analysis of randomised-controlled trials.Scientific reports · 2023Pooled it
- Effect of Singing on Symptoms in Stable COPD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2022Pooled it
- Multi parameter respiratory training for pulmonary rehabilitation in AECOPD a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Telerehabilitation with breathing exercises as a strategy to improve functional capacity of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: randomized clinical trial.Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2025Trial
- Immediate and Long-Term Effects of Breathing Exercises on Reaction Time.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Trial
- Identifying self-care needs of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to design a mobile phone application-based self-care program.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
- Implementing breathlessness self-management in low- and middle-income countries: co-design of breathlessness self-management resources for use in India.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2025Article
- Acute Effects of Diaphragmatic Breathing on Trunk and Shoulder Mobility and Pulmonary Function in Healthy Young Adults.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Integration of a Pedometer-Based Physical Activity Intervention with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adults with Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease.Cognitive and behavioral practice · 2025Article
- BREATHLEssness in INDIA (BREATHE-INDIA): realist review to develop explanatory programme theory about breathlessness self-management in India.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2025Review
- The Effect of Acu-TENS Current on Shortness of Breath and Lung Function Indicators in Patients with COPD.Tanaffos · 2025Article
- Nursing interventions to promote dyspnea self-management of complex chronic patients: An integrated review.International journal of nursing sciences · 2024Article
- Mind-body internet and mobile-based interventions for depression and anxiety in adults with chronic physical conditions: A systematic review of RCTs.PLOS digital health · 2024Article
- Distinguishing science from pseudoscience in commercial respiratory interventions: an evidence-based guide for health and exercise professionals.European journal of applied physiology · 2023Review
- Role of breathing training programs on quality of life in chronic kidney disease patients.AIMS public health · 2023Review
- The effect of manual therapy on diaphragm function in adults with asthma: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial.F1000Research · 2023Article
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- [Validity and Reliability of Korean Version of Self-Care Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Inventory (SC-COPD) and Self-Care Self-Efficacy Scale (SCES-COPD)].Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing · 2022Article
- Evidence-based management approaches for patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): A practice review.Palliative medicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo update evidence on the effects of breathing exercises (BEs) on ventilation, exercise capacity, dyspnea, and quality of life (QoL) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients.
methodsRandomized controlled trials investigating the effects of BEs in COPD patients published through May 2018, were retrieved from five electronic databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL, Cochrane, Scopus, and ScienceDirect). Risk of bias and quality of evidence were assessed, using Cochrane Collaboration's tool, and the Grading of Recommendation Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) approach, respectively.
resultsNineteen studies (n=745), were included. Quality of evidence, was low to moderate. When compared to the control groups, respiratory rate significantly (p≤0.001) improved in the pursed-lip breathing (PLB), ventilatory feedback (VF) plus exercise, diaphragmatic breathing exercise (DBE), and combined BEs. Additionally, PLB significantly improved tidal volume (p<0.001), inspiratory time (p=0.007), and total respiratory time (p<0.001). VF plus exercise significantly improved inspiratory capacity (p<0.001), and singing significantly improved the physical component of QoL, than did the control groups (p<0.001). All BEs did not significantly improve dyspnea, compared to the controls (p>0.05).
conclusionPLB, VF plus exercise, DBE, combined BEs, and singing could be used to improve ventilation and QoL. Based on low to moderate quality of evidence, use of these BEs to improve ventilation and QoL in COPD patients is conditional (Registration No. CRD42018102995).
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