Background Guidelines have provided positive recommendations for pulmonary
rehabilitation after exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but …

Frailty is a functional status that precedes disability and is characterized by decreased
functional reserve and increased vulnerability. In addition to disability, the frailty phenotype …

Background Escalating awareness of the magnitude of the challenge posed by low levels of
physical activity in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) highlights the …

The broad range of interventions to increase physical activity (PA) in patients with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has not been systematically assessed. We aimed to …

Background Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may experience
an acute worsening of respiratory symptoms that results in additional therapy; this event is …

Background Physical inactivity is associated with poor outcomes in COPD, and as a result,
interventions to improve physical activity (PA) are a current research focus. However, many …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients often experience lower limb muscle
dysfunction and wasting. Exercise-based training has potential to improve muscle function …

This systematic review aimed to systematise the different designs used to deliver pulmonary
rehabilitation during acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) and explore which ones are …

Objective The aim of this systematic review was to assess functional improvement,
measured by the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) after the application of a resistance training …

Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of early pulmonary rehabilitation (PR)(ie,< 3
days of hospitalization) in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary …