Publication: Effect of an unsupervised walking program on tolerance to exercise in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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Date
2020-10-28
Authors
Martin-Deleon, Roberto
Jurado-Garcia, Antonio
Arenas-De Larriva, Maria Del Sol
Feu-Collado, Nuria
Santos-Luna, Francisco
Jurado-Gamez, Bernabe
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Publisher
AME Publishing Company
Abstract
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a preventable disease characterized by persistent respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation that is usually caused by the exposure to harmful particles, mainly tobacco smoke (1). In the course of the disease, lung function deteriorates, exercise tolerance decreases and quality of life worsens. All these factors contribute to an increased risk of death. Exercise intolerance measured with a 6-minute walk test (6MWT) is a powerful indicator of health deterioration and a predictor of prognosis (2). An increase of 30 meters in this test is considered the minimal clinically relevant distance to consider effective any intervention (3). This test
assesses disability as well as the effectiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation (4).
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MeSH Terms
Walk test
Pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive
Lung
Prognosis
Pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive
Lung
Prognosis
DeCS Terms
Enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica
Pronóstico
Prueba de paso
Pulmón
Pronóstico
Prueba de paso
Pulmón
CIE Terms
Keywords
Exercise tolerance, Tobacco smoke pollution, Quality of life
Citation
Martin-Deleon R, Jurado-Garcia A, Arenas-De Larriva MDS, Feu-Collado N, Santos-Luna F, Jurado-Gamez B. Effect of an unsupervised walking program on tolerance to exercise in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. J Thorac Dis. 2020 Dec;12(12):7494-7497