Respiratory and/or limb muscle dysfunction, which are frequently observed in chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, contribute to their disease prognosis …

COPD is associated with a progressive loss of muscle mass and function. However, there is
an unmet need to define and standardise methods to estimate the prevalence of sarcopenia …

Objective To determine the association between self-efficacy and health-related quality of
life (HRQoL) in people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and the …

Bone integrity is maintained throughout life via the homeostatic actions of bone cells,
namely, osteoclasts, which resorb bone, and osteoblasts, which produce bone. Disruption of …

Depression and anxiety are related to physical activity among people with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), although the strength and direction of the reported …

Climate change, environmental pollution, and virus epidemics have sharply increased the
number of patients suffering from respiratory diseases in recent years. Prolonged periods of …

Objective: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) improves functional exercise capacity and health
status in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), although these …

Objectives Chronic cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and
diabetes are the four major groups of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and the main …

The literature suggests self-efficacy is a determinant of physical activity and management of
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The purpose of this study was to (1) test …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the strength of the relationships between self-
efficacy and (i) functional exercise capacity and (ii) physical activity in chronic obstructive …