Obesity in Bulgarian patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

abstract：:To help answer the question of length of intravenous antibiotics during an acute exacerbation of cystic fibrosis (CF), we had subjects to follow daily home spirometry while on intravenous antibiotics. CF patients, 18 and older, with an acute exacerbation requiring intravenous antibiotics had a daily FEV1. The average ...

journal_title：Chronic respiratory disease

authors： Stephen MJ,Long A,Bonsall C,Hoag JB,Shah S,Bisberg D,Holsclaw D,Varlotta L,Fiel S,Du D,Zanni R,Hadjiliadis D

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) complain of dyspnea and fatigue. We sought to estimate the prevalence of high fatigue in this population and to determine whether individuals with high fatigue had a different response to pulmonary rehabilitation. This observational study was embedded within a...

journal_title：Chronic respiratory disease

authors： Baltzan MA,Scott AS,Wolkove N,Bailes S,Bernard S,Bourbeau J,Maltais F,Canadian COPD Pulmonary Rehabilitation Research Group.

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This pilot study investigated the benefits of adjunctive psychological intervention for smokers accessing standard smoking cessation interventions. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) smokers attending a smoking cessation service were offered up to 12 adjunctive clinical psychology sessions. Baseline data inc...

journal_title：Chronic respiratory disease

authors： Yap SY,Lunn S,Pang E,Croft C,Stern M

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a growing understanding that chronic respiratory diseases in adults have their origins in early life. Adverse environmental exposures occurring in vulnerable periods during lung growth and development in the fetal period and in early childhood that alter lung structure and limit the growth in lung function ma...

journal_title：Chronic respiratory disease

authors： Soto-Martinez M,Sly PD

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is a chronic condition characterized by repeated breathing pauses during sleep. The reported prevalence of SDB in the general population has increased over time. Furthermore, in the literature, a distinction is made between SDB, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and "OSA syndrome" (OSAS)....

journal_title：Chronic respiratory disease

authors： Khokhrina A,Andreeva E,Degryse JM

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) can improve aerobic exercise capacity, health-related quality of life and dyspnoea in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Recent studies have suggested that exercise training may improve blood pressure and arterial stiffness, albeit in small highly selected cohorts...

journal_title：Chronic respiratory disease

authors： Canavan JL,Kaliaraju D,Nolan CM,Clark AL,Jones SE,Kon SS,Polkey MI,Man WD

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexual expression is an important part of our individual identity and yet, this area is rarely addressed by health professionals. This article will explore the possible reasons for this and will also demonstrate the importance of assessing sexuality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). ...

journal_title：Chronic respiratory disease

authors： Vincent EE,Singh SJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (AE-IPF) is a devastating condition that frequently occurs in the advanced stage of IPF. However, the clinical features in AE of connective tissue disease-associated interstitial pneumonia (AE-CTD-IP) have not been well-established. The aim of this study was to clari...

journal_title：Chronic respiratory disease

authors： Enomoto N,Oyama Y,Enomoto Y,Yasui H,Karayama M,Kono M,Hozumi H,Suzuki Y,Furuhashi K,Fujisawa T,Inui N,Nakamura Y,Suda T

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Airway clearance is integral to the management of bronchiectasis, yet there is no evidence as to the optimal modality. The aim of this randomized prospective study was to evaluate the acute efficacy, acceptability and tolerability of three airway clearance techniques in non-cystic fibrosis (non-CF) bronchiectasis. Flu...

journal_title：Chronic respiratory disease

authors： Eaton T,Young P,Zeng I,Kolbe J

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical effects of cognitive impairment in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A total of 91 patients with stable moderate to very severe COPD were included in this study. Cognitive functions of the patients were evaluated using the mini-mental state e...

journal_title：Chronic respiratory disease

authors： Yazar EE,Aydin S,Gunluoglu G,Kamat S,Gungen AC,Yildiz P

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Overweight and obesity have been associated with better survival in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). On the other hand, excess body weight is associated with abnormal metabolic and inflammatory profiles that define the metabolic syndrome and predispose to cardiovascular diseases. T...

journal_title：Chronic respiratory disease

authors： Poulain M,Doucet M,Drapeau V,Fournier G,Tremblay A,Poirier P,Maltais F

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shifts in natural or spontaneous language have been reported with psychological and physical changes, as well as shifts in predetermined words selected to describe dyspnea. Less evidence exists for natural language shifts and breathing intensity, particularly for everyday life and for negative emotion. Therefore, this...

journal_title：Chronic respiratory disease

authors： Michaels C,Meek PM,Dedkhard S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dixon and coworkers (Dixon AE, Sugar EA, Zinreich SJ, et al. Criteria to screen for chronic sinonasal disease. Chest 2009; 136: 1324-1332.) recently developed a five-item questionnaire for diagnosing chronic sinonasal disease in patients with asthma. Our study was designed to determine how frequently patients attendin...

journal_title：Chronic respiratory disease

authors： Ussavarungsi K,Limsuwat C,Berdine G,Nugent K

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent randomized controlled studies have reported success for hospital at home for prevention and early discharge of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients using hospital based respiratory nurse specialists. This observational study reports results using an integrated hospital and community based gener...

journal_title：Chronic respiratory disease

authors： Davison AG,Monaghan M,Brown D,Eraut CD,O'Brien A,Paul K,Townsend J,Elston C,Ward L,Steeples S,Cubitt L

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association between motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) has always been quantified as risk of MVAs for individual drivers with OSAS. We evaluated the expected injured patients per year attributable to OSAS-dependent MVAs in a general population. By combining OSAS prevalence a...

journal_title：Chronic respiratory disease

authors： Garbarino S,Pitidis A,Giustini M,Taggi F,Sanna A

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Effective asthma management requires a multidisciplinary approach that includes; the physician, the patient, and the patient's family. OBJECTIVES:The current study aimed to assess the roles played by community pharmacists toward asthma control together with the barriers hindering their practice and possible...

journal_title：Chronic respiratory disease

authors： Emiru YK,Hammeso WW,Adelo ES,Siraj EA,Bizuneh GK,Adamu BA,Yimenu DK

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Benefits of long acting beta 2 agonists are unclear for severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with poor response to short acting bronchodilators. We aimed to evaluate 1) effects of eformoterol in such patients using a 'n-of-1' double crossover study design, and 2) aggregate data as a double-...

journal_title：Chronic respiratory disease

authors： Smith BJ,Appleton SL,Veale AJ,McElroy HJ,Veljkovic D,Saccoia L

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many deaths are now preceded by an end of life decision, particularly in the intensive care unit (ICU), but such practices vary considerably between countries, ICUs and individuals, depending on many factors including cultural and religious background, family and peer pressure and local practice. AIMS:In th...

journal_title：Chronic respiratory disease

authors： Vincent JL,Berré J,Creteur J

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of live preterm birth is increasing and concomitantly the survival of preterm babies has increased over the last 30 years due to advances in neonatal care. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a chronic respiratory disease that develops as a consequence of perinatal and/or neonatal lung injury following p...

journal_title：Chronic respiratory disease

authors： Narang I

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchiectasis is a chronic inflammatory lung disease, which has similarities to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Comorbidities of COPD include increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease, loss of bone mineral density (BMD) and loss of skeletal muscle mass and function, all linked to systemic inflammati...

journal_title：Chronic respiratory disease

authors： Gale NS,Bolton CE,Duckers JM,Enright S,Cockcroft JR,Shale DJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is recommended for people with interstitial lung disease (ILD); however, the educational content of PR was not designed for this group. This study explored the perspectives of patients and ILD clinicians regarding the educational content of PR for ILD. A qualitative study using individual...

journal_title：Chronic respiratory disease

authors： Holland AE,Fiore JF Jr,Goh N,Symons K,Dowman L,Westall G,Hazard A,Glaspole I

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some patients suffer from clinical symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) but their pulmonary function tests are in the normal range (at risk group). The objective of this study was to discover a practical test to distinguish these patients from non-COPD subjects. A total of 77 subjects including 40 ...

journal_title：Chronic respiratory disease

authors： Mirsadraee M,Boskabady MH,Attaran D

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To inform recommendations for the exercise component of a healthy lifestyle intervention for adults with obesity and treated obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), we investigated the total energy expenditure (EE) and cardiorespiratory response to weight-supported (cycling) and unsupported (walking) exercise. Individuals wit...

journal_title：Chronic respiratory disease

authors： Evans RA,Dolmage TE,Robles PG,Brooks D,Goldstein RS

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) improves exercise tolerance and health status, however, these effects have been shown to decline after termination of the rehabilitation program. This study has examined the long-term effect of a 7-week supervised rehabilitation program combined ...

journal_title：Chronic respiratory disease

authors： Ringbaek T,Brøndum E,Martinez G,Lange P,Pulmonary Rehabilitation Research Group.

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a world where digital technology has revolutionized the way we work, shop and manage our finances it is unsurprising that digital systems are suggested as potential solutions to delivering clinically and cost-effective care for an aging population with one or more long-term conditions. However, recent evidence sugg...

journal_title：Chronic respiratory disease

authors： Pinnock H,McKinstry B

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emphysema on high-resolution computed tomography of the chest is the recent focus in the general practice in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). However, adequate attention has not been paid to obstructive disorder. Therefore, we retrospectively evaluated the association between the degree of airway obstruction and l...

journal_title：Chronic respiratory disease

authors： Nishiyama O,Yamazaki R,Sano A,Yamagata T,Sano H,Iwanaga T,Higashimoto Y,Kume H,Tohda Y

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the primary objectives in management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is preventing decrease in lung function and reducing the annual number of acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD). An oral course of systemic corticosteroids is a commonly used treatment in AECOPD. We hypothesize that this treatme...

journal_title：Chronic respiratory disease

authors： Karlsson SL,Backer V,Godtfredsen NS

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to investigate (1) the relationship between cognitive impairment (CI) and disease severity and (2) the potential differences in exercise performance, daily activities, health status, and psychological well-being between patients with and without CI. Clinically stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COP...

journal_title：Chronic respiratory disease

authors： Cleutjens FAHM,Spruit MA,Ponds RWHM,Vanfleteren LEGW,Franssen FME,Gijsen C,Dijkstra JB,Wouters EFM,Janssen DJA

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a primary care setting, our aim was to investigate characteristics of patients classified as having chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and currently being prescribed inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs). The electronic patient record system in each participating general practice was searched for patients coded ...

journal_title：Chronic respiratory disease

authors： Savran O,Godtfredsen N,Sørensen T,Jensen C,Ulrik CS

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is increasingly considered as a risk factor for metabolic disturbances, such as diabetes mellitus or dyslipidaemia. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy, the standard treatment for patients with OSA, may improve various metabolic variables, such as insulin sensitivity, gluc...

journal_title：Chronic respiratory disease

authors： Schlatzer C,Schwarz EI,Kohler M

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00