SynthesisNPJ primary care respiratory medicine2022
A meta-analysis on the structure of pulmonary rehabilitation maintenance programmes on COPD patients' functional capacity.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effectiveness of maintenance interventions promoting physical activity following exercise therapy for chronic conditions: an umbrella review.British journal of sports medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of wearable devices on physical activity monitoring in pulmonary rehabilitation programs for chronic respiratory diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Benefits from Incorporating Virtual Reality in Pulmonary Rehabilitation of COPD Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Advances in respiratory medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Shared Experiences in Post-Rehabilitation COPD Care Management: A Qualitative Study From Patient and Care Manager Perspectives.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
- Body mass index-related heterogeneity in diaphragm thickening fraction response to exercise training in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- How People with COPD Perceive and Communicate Exacerbations: A Multicountry Survey Study.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025Article
- Why We Keep Going: A Qualitative Longitudinal Study of the Motivation and Engagement Among Patients with COPD During a Long-Term Danish Tele-Rehabilitation Program.Patient preference and adherence · 2025Article
- Outcomes and Hospital Service Use Among Patients With COPD in a Nurse- and Allied Health-Led Clinic.JAMA health forum · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of a home-based pulmonary rehabilitation maintenance programme: the Rehab2Life study protocol.BMC nursing · 2024Article
- Association of Fetal Lung Development Disorders with Adult Diseases: A Comprehensive Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Review
- Our contribution to systematic review and meta-analysis in primary care respiratory medicine.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2023Article
- Pulmonary rehabilitation and physical interventions.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2023Review
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Abstract
Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) improves functional capacity, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in COPD patients, and maintenance programmes are relevant in preserving those improvements. However, little is known about the structure of maintenance programmes after PR. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of experimental and quasi-experimental studies evaluating individuals with COPD admitted to a maintenance PR programme, delivered after an initial PR programme. We reported functional capacity evaluation (6-minute-walking-test), HRQoL, dyspnoea and symptom control. Searches were performed on the 11
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