Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third-leading cause of
death globally and is responsible for over 3 million deaths annually. One of the factors …

Frailty increases vulnerability to adverse outcomes. Long-term conditions increase the risk of
frailty. We searched PubMed, Web of Science, The Cochrane Library, EMBASE from …

Background There is a concerning lack of representative data on chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) awareness in Saudi Arabia, and a significant proportion of the …

Exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which tend to occur in
clusters and increase with disease severity, come with high societal and economic burdens …

Objective To evaluate the impact of prefrailty and frailty on all-cause mortality, acute
exacerbation, and all-cause hospitalization in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Purpose Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) are
associated with significant poor prognosis. Lymphocyte-to-Monocyte Ratio (LMR) …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) frequently results in hospital readmission
and contributes to increased morbidity and mortality. This multicenter prospective study …

Background The objective of this study was to determine whether the concomitant presence
of poor health status (COPD Assessment Test, CAT≥ 10 points) and low exercise tolerance …

Aims To investigate the temporal trend in anxiety and/or depression prevalence in patients
hospitalized for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) in …

Aims To assess the effectiveness of an unsupervised home‐based pulmonary rehabilitation
with self‐management program in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …