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| Title |
A 12-month, moderate-intensity exercise training program improves fitness and quality of life in adults with asthma: a controlled trial
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| Published in |
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, May 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12890-015-0053-8 |
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| Authors |
Andreas Meyer, Sabine Günther, Timm Volmer, Karin Taube, Hans J Baumann |
| Abstract |
Physical training has been shown to improve exercise capabilities in patients with asthma. Most studies focused on children and younger adults. Previously, the maximum program duration was six months. It is not known whether the same results may be obtained with lower intensity programs and sustained for time periods longer than 6 months. This controlled study was undertaken to investigate the effects of a moderate intensity outpatient training program of one year duration on physical fitness and quality of life in adults with asthma. 21 adult asthmatics (mean age 56 ± 10 years) were allocated to outpatient training (n = 13) or standard care (n = 8). Exercise consisted of once weekly, 60-minute sessions of moderate intensity. Assessments at baseline and after one year included cardiopulmonary exercise testing and Short Form-36 and Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaires. Following one year of exercise, relevant improvements were observed in the training group for maximum work capacity (p = 0.005), peak oxygen uptake (p < 0.005), O2pulse (p < 0.05), maximum ventilation (p < 0.005), and most of the quality of life domains. No changes were observed in the control group. A physiotherapist-led, long-term, moderate-intensity exercise program of one year duration can induce clinically relevant improvements in exercise capabilities and health-related quality of life in well-motivated adults with asthma. clinicaltrials.gov NCT01097473 . Date trial registered: 31.03.2010. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 39 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 7 | 18% |
| Australia | 4 | 10% |
| United States | 3 | 8% |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 5% |
| Spain | 2 | 5% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 5% |
| Malaysia | 1 | 3% |
| Portugal | 1 | 3% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 15 | 38% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 25 | 64% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 9 | 23% |
| Scientists | 5 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 197 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 36 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 32 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 16 | 8% |
| Other | 9 | 5% |
| Other | 21 | 11% |
| Unknown | 65 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 47 | 24% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 33 | 17% |
| Sports and Recreations | 16 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 3% |
| Psychology | 5 | 3% |
| Other | 18 | 9% |
| Unknown | 74 | 37% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 24. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 05 July 2016.
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#1,426,691
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Outputs from BMC Pulmonary Medicine
#58
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#18,767
of 265,678 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Pulmonary Medicine
#2
of 34 outputs
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