ArticleIrish journal of medical science2022
Daily living activities, exercise capacity, cognition, and balance in COPD patients with and without frailty.
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- Frailty and its influence on mortality and morbidity in COPD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Internal and emergency medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence and risk factors of frailty in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: systematic review and meta-analysis.European geriatric medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence and clinical impact of frailty in COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Combined Effect of 12 Weeks Baduanjin and Tri-Ball Respiratory Training as a Home-Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Subjects With Moderate Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Multi-Center Randomized Controlled Trial.Rehabilitation nursing : the official journal of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses · 2025Trial
- Frailty and COPD: a bidirectional relationship in the context of systemic and accelerated ageing.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026Review
- Path analysis of predictors of frailty in hospitalised patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The Association Between Severity of Constipation and Oral Frailty Index-8 in the JUSTICE-TOKYO Study: A Cross-Sectional Study.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Impact of Frailty on Activities of Daily Living and Length of Hospitalization in Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025Article
- Association Between Gastrointestinal-Related Quality of Life and Frailty Using Baseline Data of the Prospective Cohort Study (JUSTICE-TOKYO Study).Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Impact of Frailty on Symptom Burden in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Risk Factors of Readmission Within 90 Days for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients with Frailty and Construction of an Early Warning Model.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundInformation on the interaction between frailty and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is limited.
aimsThis study aimed to compare activities of daily living (ADL), exercise capacity, balance, and cognition in COPD patients with and without frailty.
methodsTwenty frail and 28 non-frail COPD patients aged 55 years and over were included. Frailty was determined according to Fried et al. Dyspnea was evaluated using the modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnea scale. Respiratory and peripheral muscle strength were measured. Functional capacity was assessed using a 6-min walk test (6MWT); ADL performance was evaluated using the Glittre ADL test. The balance was evaluated using the functional reach test (FRT). Cognitive function was assessed using the Montreal Cognitive Evaluation (MoCA) Test. Quality of life was measured using the COPD Assessment Test (CAT).
resultsThe mMRC and CAT scores were higher in the frail patients as compared with the non-frail patients (p < 0.05). The maximal inspiratory pressure, handgrip strength, 6MWT distance, and FRT score were lower in the frail patients as compared with the non-frail patients (p < 0.05). The duration for the Glittre ADL test was longer in the frail patients than the non-frail patients (p < 0.05). There was no significant difference between MoCA scores between groups (p > 0.05).
conclusionsFrail COPD patients have increased dyspnea perception, impaired muscle strength, and functional capacity, ADL performance, balance, and quality of life. Whether pulmonary rehabilitation programs for patients with frail COPD need to be adapted with new rehabilitation strategies, including components of frailty, needs further investigation.
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