Objective Symptoms such as depression and anxiety are common psychiatric symptoms in
patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Cognitive behavioral therapy …

Here, we report on the role of spirituality assessment in the management of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Although a positive effect of addressing spirituality …

Background To investigate the risk factors and construct a logistic model and an extreme
gradient boosting (XGBoost) model to compare the predictive performances for readmission …

Background The discriminatory ability of multi-attribute utility (MAU) measures compared to
condition-specific measures (CSM) in assessing health-related quality of life (HRQoL) …

Background Observational studies have found an association between rheumatoid arthritis
(RA) and risk of obstructive lung disease (ORDs). However, whether RA plays a role in …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes of death
worldwide. Emphysema and chronic bronchitis are the two major phenotypes of COPD …

Background Cardiorespiratory fitness is not limited by pulmonary mechanical reasons in the
majority of adults. However, the degree to which lung function contributes to exercise …

Background: Although, both chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and rheumatic
diseases (RDs) are common, and each has significant impact on patients' overall …

Introduction Inhaled β-agonists have been foundational medications for maintenance COPD
management for decades. Through activation of cyclic adenosine monophosphate …

Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are increasingly a cause of human respiratory tract
colonization and mycobacterial lung disease (NTM-LD), especially in patients with chronic …