[PDF] Top 20 Relationship between degree of dyspnoea and health-related quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

... the degree of dyspnoea and health-re- lated quality of life in 85 COPD outpatients (46 male; mean age was 58 ± 12 years; mean forced expiratory volume ... See full document

... shape of the distribution of the population and the quality of the adjustment of the ...Wilcoxon and Chi-Squared test were carried out to analyze the associations ... See full document

... Background: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a progressive disease that reduces functional ...activities of daily living (ADL). A close relationship ... See full document

... objective of this study was to evaluate the applicability of a modified version of the Saint George's Respiratory ...“agree" and “do not agree", rather than “yes" and ... See full document

... effect of three different exercise programs on patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease including strength training at 50–80% of one-repetition maximum ... See full document

... study in which they compared a group of COPD patients subject to a rehabilitation program at home carried out by specialized nurses and another group with similar characteristics but ... See full document

... number of subjects from a single center and employed a cross-sectional design; therefore, the temporal effect on the stability of the response of each evaluated tool is ...some of the ... See full document

... for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Because COPD and OSA are both common chronic conditions, they should be expected to occur together, particularly in middle-aged and older male ... See full document

... years in several countries where it is available freely or by prescription, without reports of major adverse ...review of 17 ran- domized controlled trials with 651 participants confirmed that ... See full document

... Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) pro- gressively affects patients by causing physical con- straints, psychosocial disturbances and an economic ...therapies and ... See full document

... Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has a dramatic effect on quality of ...set of parameters for peoples was felt because of the differences in risk ... See full document

... identified between clinical variables and qual- ity of life scores were very similar to the findings for ...tion of dyspnea sensation to AQ20 scores ...power and responsiveness ... See full document

... evaluate health related quality of life (HRQL) and spiritual well-being (SWB) of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary ... See full document

... effect of psychotherapy on levels of anxiety and depression, as well as on quality of life and exercise capacity in patients with chronic ... See full document

... the health-related quality of life of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease receiving long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) at ... See full document

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... volume in 1 second (FEV1) to forced vital capacity (FVC)] < 0.70 and a < 15% or 200-mL increase in FEV1 following inhalation of a β2 agonist; age ≥ 18 years; stable ischemic heart ... See full document

... thirty-one patients submitted to IPAA by the same group of professionals were ...regular in all domains evaluated (intestinal and system- ic symptoms and emotional and social ... See full document

... expression of surface and intracellular markers by T cells was assessed using flow cytometry as previously described (Zhang et ...eBioscience), and anti-IL-10 Alexa Fluor647 (Clone JES3-9D7; ... See full document

... conducted with a convenience sample comprising patients attending the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program of the Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria in ...individuals with ... See full document