“Let's Boogie”: Feasibility of a dance intervention in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

A Wshah, S Butler, K Patterson… - Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: Exercise is an effective treatment for individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD); however, lack of adherence to exercise programs is a common barrier …

Dance as a rehabilitative strategy for patients with COPD

V MacBean, CC Reilly, GF Rafferty, E Kolyra - 2017 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a highly effective intervention for COPD, though lack of
enjoyment and preconceptions about exercise impact on uptake, completion and …

Dance for people with chronic breathlessness: a transdisciplinary approach to intervention development

S Harrison, K Bierski, N Burn… - BMJ Open …, 2020 - bmjopenrespres.bmj.com
Objectives A transdisciplinary research approach was used to develop a holistic
understanding of the physical and psychosocial benefits of dance as an intervention for …

A preliminary exploration of the effects of a 6-week interactive video dance exercise program in an adult population

A Mejia-Downs, SJ Fruth, A Clifford… - Cardiopulmonary …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a 6-week interactive video
dance game (IVDG) program on adult participants' cardiorespiratory status and body mass …

Dance for people with chronic respiratory disease: a qualitative study

KEJ Philip, A Lewis, S Williams, SC Buttery… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To explore the experiences and perceived impact on health and well-being
related to participation in a dance group for people with chronic respiratory disease (CRD) …

Dance for respiratory patients in low-resource settings

KEJ Philip, W Katagira, R Jones - Jama, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Chronic respiratory disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally and
disproportionately affects people in low-income settings. 1 Pulmonary rehabilitation …

Sing Your Lungs Out—a community singing group for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a 1-year pilot study

A McNaughton, M Weatherall, M Williams… - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Singing group participation may benefit patients with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD). Previous studies are limited by small numbers of participants …

[HTML][HTML] Singing classes for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled trial

VM Lord, VJ Hume, JL Kelly, P Cave, J Silver… - BMC pulmonary …, 2012 - Springer
Background There is some evidence that singing lessons may be of benefit to patients with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is not clear how much of this benefit is …

Yoga therapy decreases dyspnea-related distress and improves functional performance in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a pilot study

DA Donesky-Cuenco, HQ Nguyen, S Paul… - 2010 - liebertpub.com
Background: There has been limited study of yoga training as a complementary exercise
strategy to manage the symptom of dyspnea in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Interventions to increase physical activity in people with COPD: systematic review

JL Larson, CM Vos… - Annual review of …, 2013 - connect.springerpub.com
People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are very sedentary and this
contributes to their health problems. The aim of this systematic review was to examine the …