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ERS International Congress 2020 Virtual: highlights from the Allied Respiratory Professionals Assembly.

Elizabeth Smith, Max Thomas, Ebru Calik-Kutukcu, Irene Torres-Sánchez, Maria Granados-Santiago, Juan Carlos Quijano-Campos, Karl Sylvester, Chris Burtin, Andreja Sajnic, Jana De Brandt and 1 more

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Review in ERJ open research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 8 institutions in 7 countries.

Elizabeth SmithChildren's Lung Health, Wal-Yan Respiratory Centre, Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, Australia.
Max ThomasCardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Service, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Ebru Calik-KutukcuFaculty of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5215-5125
Irene Torres-SánchezDept of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5459-230X
Maria Granados-SantiagoDept of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3609-0509
Juan Carlos Quijano-CamposResearch and Development, Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9892-5084
Karl SylvesterRespiratory Physiology, Royal Papworth and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trusts, Cambridge, UK.
Chris BurtinREVAL - Rehabilitation Research Center, BIOMED - Biomedical Research Institute, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Andreja SajnicDept for Respiratory Diseases Jordanovac, University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5194-5221
Jana De BrandtREVAL - Rehabilitation Research Center, BIOMED - Biomedical Research Institute, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Joana CruzCenter for Innovative Care and Health Technology (ciTechCare), School of Health Sciences (ESSLei), Polytechnic of Leiria, Leiria, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4911-4469
Hasselt University · BEUniversidad de Granada · ESCambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · GBHacettepe University · TRInstituto Politécnico de Leiria · PTPapworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · GBThe Kids Research Institute Australia · AUUniversity Hospital Centre Zagreb · HR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article provides an overview of outstanding sessions that were (co)organised by the Allied Respiratory Professionals Assembly during the European Respiratory Society International Congress 2020, which this year assumed a virtual format. The content of the sessions was mainly targeted at allied respiratory professionals, including respiratory function technologists and scientists, physiotherapists, and nurses. Short take-home messages related to spirometry and exercise testing are provided, highlighting the importance of quality control. The need for quality improvement in sleep interventions is underlined as it may enhance patient outcomes and the working capacity of healthcare services. The promising role of digital health in chronic disease management is discussed, with emphasis on the value of end-user participation in the development of these technologies. Evidence on the effectiveness of airway clearance techniques in chronic respiratory conditions is provided along with the rationale for its use and challenges to be addressed in future research. The importance of assessing, preventing and reversing frailty in respiratory patients is discussed, with a clear focus on exercise-based interventions. Research on the impact of disease-specific fear and anxiety on patient outcomes draws attention to the need for early assessment and intervention. Finally, advances in nursing care related to treatment adherence, self-management and patients' perspectives in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are provided, highlighting the need for patient engagement and shared decision making. This highlights article provides readers with valuable insight into the latest scientific data and emerging areas affecting clinical practice of allied respiratory professionals.

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PMID33585651
PMCPMC7869591
OpenAlexW3107528293

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