ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2020
Effects of continuous aerobic exercise on lung function and quality of life with asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 62 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of Physical Exercises in Asthma: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.The clinical respiratory journal · 2025Pooled it
- The effectiveness of physical activity in asthma management: An overview of systematic reviews.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of Routine Therapy Assisted by Physical Exercise on Pulmonary Function in Patients with Asthma in Stable Stage: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials.Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Respiratory rehabilitation in patients recovering from severe acute respiratory syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Heart & lung : the journal of critical carePooled it
- Virtual recovery: efficacy of telerehabilitation on dyspnea, pain, and functional capacity in post-COVID-19 syndrome.Irish journal of medical science · 2025Trial
- Effects of Exercise on Aerobic Capacity in People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Prognosis, Quality of Life, and Psychological Outcomes of Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (Miami, Fla.) · 2026Article
- Nature prescription for patients with chronic respiratory diseases.The World Allergy Organization journal · 2026Review
- Aerobic Exercise-Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Bronchial Asthma in Pediatrics: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2025Review
- Walking Speed and Risk of Cancer in Two Prospective Cohort Studies.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2025Article
- Temporal trends and future projections of incidence rate and mortality for asthma in China: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Comprehensive exercise program based on optimal physiotherapy for asthma-related quality of life: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Review
- Effects of aerobic exercise combined with blood flow restriction on physical fitness and mental health of high school students.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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- Effects of constant-load exercise and high-intensity interval training on reliever medication consumption and peak expiratory flow in individuals with asthma: a randomised controlled trial.ERJ open research · 2024Article
- Aerobic Exercise Improves Radiation Therapy Efficacy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Preclinical Study Using a Xenograft Mouse Model.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- The effects of exercise on the quality of life of patients with breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis based on the QLQ-C30 quality of life scale.Gland surgery · 2023Article
- Feasibility of exercise therapy for children with asthma: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2023Article
- Anxiety among pediatric asthma patients and their parents and quick-reliever medication use: The role of physical activity parenting behaviours.The World Allergy Organization journal · 2023Article
- Mental and physical training with meditation and aerobic exercise improved mental health and well-being in teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite the obvious benefits of aerobic exercise for asthmatic patients, controversies persist. The current study evaluated the effectiveness of continuous aerobic exercise on lung function and quality of life of asthmatic patients.
methodsWe searched PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials databases up to May 2019 and included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of asthmatic patients intervened with whole body continuous aerobic exercise (moderate intensity, at least 20 minutes and two times a week, over a minimum period of four weeks), in which the endpoint measures were lung function and asthma-related quality of life. A fixed-effects model (I
resultsEventually, 22 trials conformed to the selection criteria. In the aerobic exercise group, the forced expiratory volume improved in one second (FEV1) (I
conclusionsOur meta-analysis proved that regular continuous aerobic exercise benefits asthma patients on FEV1, PEF, FVC, FVC%pred, FEF
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