…(Keating 2011). A systematic review and meta-analysis compared exercise training programs (ETPs) delivered in patients’ homes (7 trials, n=319) or community settings (3 trials n=129) with out-patient (10 trials, n=486)…
…with single-inhaler fluticasone furoate/umeclidinium/vilanterol (FF/UMEC/VI) had significantly better adherence (46.5% vs. 22.3%; RR 2.08, 95% CI 1.85–2.30) and persistence (35.7% vs. 13.9%; HR 1.91, 95% CI 1.81–2.01, p<0.001) compared with…
…c. Respiratory-related hospitalisations; d. Mortality; e. emergency department presentations; f. Anxiety & depression; g. Dyspnoea; h. 6-minute walking distance (6MWD); i. Respiratory-related mortality; j. Medication use; k. Urgent healthcare utilisation…
…document/s. Enter your search term in the Find box located on the Toolbar after download. For COPD-X Plan versions published earlier than June 2021, contact Robyn Ordman at robyno@lungfoundation.com.au….
…and locations can be accessed via Lung Foundation Australia’s website at https://lungfoundation.com.au/patients-carers/get-support/support-groups/. Contact details can be obtained from Lung Foundation Australia’s Information and Support Centre (free-call 1800 654 301). In…
…Support Groups on their website: https://www.asthmafoundation.org.nz/about-us/support-groups, free-call 0800 100 506. Asthma New Zealand list COPD Support Groups and the ‘Find your local group’ directory: https://www.asthma.org.nz/pages/copd-support-groups, free-call 0800 227 328. …
…-2.01 days, 95% CI -3.89 to -0.14 days, p=0.04, moderate quality, and MD = -1.64 days, 95% CI -2.91 to -0.36 days, p=0.01, very low quality for RCTs and observational…
…expiratory flows at mid and low lung volumes are the earliest indicators of airflow limitation in COPD and may be abnormal even when FEV1 is within the normal range (>80%)….
…more complex respiratory disorders. Measurements such as inspiratory capacity (IC), which indicate the degree of hyperinflation and relate to exercise tolerance (O’Donnell 2001) and mortality (Casanova 2005) and forced oscillometry,…
…available in many languages (see http://www.catestonline.org/english/index.htm). It is easy and quick to complete, and score. A meta-analysis of eight studies of the CAT questionnaire demonstrates moderately strong predictive values for…