Inflammation induced loss of skeletal muscle

P Londhe, DC Guttridge - Bone, 2015 - Elsevier
Inflammation is an important contributor to the pathology of diseases implicated in skeletal
muscle dysfunction. A number of diseases and disorders including inflammatory myopathies …

Validity of activity monitors in health and chronic disease: a systematic review

H Van Remoortel, S Giavedoni, Y Raste… - International journal of …, 2012 - Springer
The assessment of physical activity in healthy populations and in those with chronic
diseases is challenging. The aim of this systematic review was to identify whether available …

Interventions for promoting physical activity in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

AT Burge, NS Cox, MJ Abramson… - Cochrane Database of …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Telehealthcare in COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis on physical outcomes and dyspnea

S Lundell, Å Holmner, B Rehn, A Nyberg, K Wadell - Respiratory medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Only a minority of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
have access to pulmonary rehabilitation (PR). Home-based solutions such as …

[HTML][HTML] Standardizing the analysis of physical activity in patients with COPD following a pulmonary rehabilitation program

H Demeyer, C Burtin, H Van Remoortel, M Hornikx… - Chest, 2014 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND There is a wide variability in measurement methodology of physical activity.
This study investigated the effect of different analysis techniques on the statistical power of …

Improving physical activity in COPD: towards a new paradigm

T Troosters, T van der Molen, M Polkey… - Respiratory …, 2013 - Springer
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a debilitating disease affecting patients in
daily life, both physically and emotionally. Symptoms such as dyspnea and muscle fatigue …

Frailty in people with COPD, using the National Health and Nutrition Evaluation Survey dataset (2003–2006)

SK Park, CR Richardson, RG Holleman, JL Larson - Heart & Lung, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Little is known about frailty in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD). The purposes of this study were to describe frailty, to identify, which …

[HTML][HTML] Short term and long term effects of pulmonary rehabilitation on physical activity in COPD

C Egan, BM Deering, C Blake, BM Fullen… - Respiratory …, 2012 - Elsevier
The central purpose of pulmonary rehabilitation is to reduce morbidity by improving
functional capacity through exercise. It is still unknown if improvements in functional capacity …

[CITATION][C] An official European Respiratory Society statement on physical activity in COPD

H Watz, F Pitta, CL Rochester, J Garcia-Aymerich… - 2014 - Eur Respiratory Soc