The clinical course and outcome of COVID-19 are highly variable, ranging from
asymptomatic infections to severe disease and death. Understanding the risk factors of …

Background Physical inactivity is associated with an increased risk of major chronic
diseases, although uncertainty exists about which chronic diseases, themselves, might …

Limitation of activity is the most cited symptom described by uncontrolled asthma patients.
Assessment of activity limitation can be undertaken through several ways, more or less …

Exercise-induced oxygen desaturation (EID) is associated with increased risk of mortality in
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Several screening tests have been …

Long-post-coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) patients tend to claim residual
symptomatology from various systems, most importantly the respiratory and central nervous …

Aim: To evaluate the effects of an inspiratory muscle training (IMT) program on dyspnea
during activities of daily living, inspiratory muscle function, functional capacity, and quality of …

Background Despite improvements in pulmonary function following lung transplantation
(LTx), physical activity levels remain significantly lower than the general population. To date …

Objective The modified shuttle test is a field test that avoids the ceiling effect, and there are
no reports of a multidimensional assessment concerning physical activity in asthmatic …

Background and objectives The pathophysiological mechanisms of primary ciliary
dyskinesia (PCD) may affect many functions, including respiratory, physical, and health …

Exercise-induced oxygen desaturation (EID) is related to mortality in patients with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We investigated:(1) the prevalence of EID;(2) the …