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Physical activity is the strongest predictor of all-cause mortality in patients with COPD: a prospective cohort study.

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In this paper, the authors determined the prognostic value of objectively measured physical activity in comparison with established predictors of mortality and evaluated the prognosis value of noninvasive assessments of cardiovascular status, biomarkers of systemic inflammation, and adipokines.
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This article is published in Chest.The article was published on 2011-08-01. It has received 733 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Prospective cohort study & Cohort.

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Using step counters to promote physical activity and exercise capacity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis.

TL;DR: Step counter use increases physical activity and improves exercise capacity in COPD patients, at least in the short term, which supports the notion of recommending step counter use in COPd management.
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Physiotherapy management of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

TL;DR: Holland AE (2014) Physiotherapy management of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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Participant experiences of a community-based maintenance program post-pulmonary rehabilitation:

TL;DR: Minimally supervised community-based programs with access to a case manager may provide a useful approach to enhancing adherence to exercise.
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Differences in physical activity according to mMRC grade in patients with COPD.

TL;DR: Assessment of breathlessness by the mMRC questionnaire would be useful to stratify the risks of reduced PA in COPD, and mMRC grade ≥2 could predict a low PAL.
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Physical activity in patients with COPD: the impact of comorbidities

TL;DR: Despite the wide range of interventions available in COPD, the evidence in the field seems to point at PA coaching with feedback on individual goals and longer lasting PR programmes with more than 12 weeks of duration when attempting to raise the activity levels of this population.
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Lung volumes and forced ventilatory flows

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The Body-Mass Index, Airflow Obstruction, Dyspnea, and Exercise Capacity Index in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

TL;DR: The BODE index, a simple multidimensional grading system, is better than the FEV1 at predicting the risk of death from any cause and from respiratory causes among patients with COPD.
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Salmeterol and fluticasone propionate and survival in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

TL;DR: The reduction in death from all causes among patients with COPD in the combination-therapy group did not reach the predetermined level of statistical significance, and there were significant benefits in all other outcomes among these patients.
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