Seasonal variations of pulmonary embolism in hospitalized patients

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• 作者：Luca Masotti ; Elena Ceccarelli ; S ; ro Forconi ; Roberto Cappelli
• 关键词：Respiratory muscles ; Inspiratory muscle training ; Breathing exercises ; Lung diseases ; Obstructive ; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ; Pulmonary rehabilitation
• 刊名：Respiratory Medicine
• 出版年：2005
• 出版时间：November 2005
• 年：2005
• 卷：99
• 期：11
• 页码：1469-1473
• 全文大小：129 K

文摘

The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review to determine the effect of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on inspiratory muscle strength and endurance, exercise capacity, dyspnea and quality of life for adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

A systematic review of the literature was conducted according the Cochrane Collaboration protocol using Medline and CINAHL. Nineteen of 274 extracted articles met the inclusion criteria and addressed comparisons of interest which included: IMT versus sham; IMT versus no intervention; low- versus high-intensity IMT; and two different modes of IMT. Thirteen meta-analyses were reported.

Results indicate that targeted resistive or threshold IMT was associated with significant improvements in some outcomes of inspiratory muscle strength (PI_max (cm H₂O)) and endurance (Inspiratory Threshold Loading (kPa)), exercise capacity (Borg Scale for Respiratory Effort (modified Borg scale), Work Rate maximum (Watts)), and dyspnea (Transition Dyspnea Index), whereas IMT without a target or not using threshold training did not show improvement in these variables. There was no conclusive evidence regarding quality of life measures.

IMT is effective for adults with COPD when using threshold or targeted devices that control or provide a target for training intensity.