The burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on society is increasing.
Healthcare systems should support patients with COPD in achieving an optimal quality of …

Exercise training confers health benefits for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD). This article reviews the evidence for several exercise training modalities …

We aimed to investigate the construct validity of the Timed Up & Go (TUG) test in chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), to identify characteristics related to an abnormal …

Objective This study aimed to increase our understanding of general self-management (SM)
abilities in COPD by determining if SM can predict disease specific quality of life (QoL), by …

COPD has a profound impact on the lives of patients and their partners, but the influence on
physical, psychological and social aspects of sexual health has not been reviewed …

Background Resident loved ones of patients with COPD can play an important role in
helping these patients engage in physical activity. We aimed to compare activity levels and …

Background Stroke can cause a variety of physical and psychosocial disturbances for both
survivors and their family caregivers (ie, stroke dyads). Dyadic psychoeducation appears to …

Caregivers of individuals with COPD have a key role in maintaining patient adherence and
optimizing patient function. However, no systematic review has examined how the caregiver …

Introduction This review quantifies the mean treatment effect of exercise-based interventions
on balance and falls risk in people with COPD. Methods A structured search strategy (2000 …

Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a complex intervention with described core components of
individualized exercise training and inter‐disciplinary education in international guidelines …