Aerobic Exercise Training in Very Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

• Published in: American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation Vol. 96; no. 8; p. 541
• Main Authors: Paneroni, Mara, Simonelli, Carla, Vitacca, Michele, Ambrosino, Nicolino
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.2017
• Subjects: Aged; Exercise; Exercise Therapy - methods; Exercise Tolerance; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Physical Conditioning, Human; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - physiopathology; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - therapy; Quality of Life; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Severity of Illness Index; Surveys and Questionnaires; Treatment Outcome; Walk Test

To evaluate the effectiveness of exercise training in patients with very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature databases using the following as sea...