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ArticleJournal of asthma and allergy2024

Immediate and One-Year Outcomes of an Asthma-Tailored Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programme in Overweight and Obese People with Difficult-to-Treat Asthma.

Helen Clare Ricketts, Varun Sharma, Femke Steffensen, Elaine Mackay, Gordon Wallace MacDonald, Duncan S Buchan, Michael Lean, Rekha Chaudhuri, Douglas C Cowan

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Article in Journal of asthma and allergy, 2024. 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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Helen Clare RickettsCollege of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Varun SharmaCollege of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0183-3090
Femke SteffensenGlasgow Clinical Research Facility, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.
Elaine MackayPulmonary Rehabilitation Team, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.
Gordon Wallace MacDonaldRespiratory Department, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.
Duncan S BuchanDivision of Sports and Exercise, University of the West of Scotland, Glasgow, UK.
Michael LeanSchool of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Rekha ChaudhuriRespiratory Department, Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow, UK.
Douglas C CowanRespiratory Department, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7297-9041

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Abstract

Introduction: Management of difficult-to-treat asthma is particularly challenging in people with elevated body mass index (BMI). Our randomised controlled trial of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) showed improved outcomes at 8 weeks. Here we assess immediate and one-year effects of asthma-tailored PR in participants with difficult-to-treat asthma and BMI ≥25 kg/m Methods: A prospective observational study of PR, tailored to asthma, comparing outcomes at baseline (V1), immediately after 8 weeks of PR (V2), and at 1 year (V3). Baseline characteristics were compared in responders/non-responders defined by achievement of minimum clinically important difference (MCID) for asthma control questionnaire (ACQ6) (0.5) at 8 weeks and 1 year. Results: Of 92 participants, 56 attended V2 and 45 attended V3. Mean age was 60 (SD 13) years, 60% were female, and median (IQR) BMI was 33.8 (29.5-38.7) kg/m Conclusion: Pulmonary rehabilitation induced improvements in asthma-related outcomes including perception of breathlessness, asthma control, and exacerbation frequency at 1 year. Those with poorer baseline asthma control were more likely to benefit.

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asthmadifficult-to-treat asthmaobesitypulmonary rehabilitation

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PMCPMC11439354

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