Objective:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD)can be prevented and treated,although presenting with persistent airflow restriction;the airflow restriction caused by COPD is mostly progressive.In recent years,mo...Objective:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD)can be prevented and treated,although presenting with persistent airflow restriction;the airflow restriction caused by COPD is mostly progressive.In recent years,more attention has been paid to the home-based pulmonary rehabilitation(PR)and its influence on COPD.Exercise training is the basic constituent of PR.However,it is not clear which exercise trainings are the ideal ways to deliver home-based PR.Methods:In this review,we focus on the effect of home-based exercise training on patients with COPD.We searched literature,which was necessarily required to be randomized controlled trails(RCTs)from the establishment of the four respective databases(Medline,PubMed,Web of Science,and China National Knowledge Infrastructure)from January 2008 to January 2018.We used the Cochrane collaborative“risk of bias”tool to assess the quality of evidence.A total of 21 trials(1694 participants)were included.Through the analysis of the literature,we find that a simple,low-cost,and low-intensity family-based lung-rehabilitation plan to adapt to the real life may lead to the improvement of the ability to exercise,the reduction of the difficulty in breathing,and the improvement of carrying out daily activities.Results:In the exercise training of home-based PR,lower limb exercise(LLE)training demonstrated a more perceptible effect in improving the quality of life of patients with COPD.At the same time,the combination of LLE training,breathing training,and upper limb exercise training is more obvious than the simple LLE training.In addition,home-based low-intensity aerobic training may sometimes be no less than the outpatient or center intervention to improve dyspnea,health status,and exercise tolerance.In conclusion,the simple and easy home-based PR exercise program is useful.Long-term home-based PR may require an enhanced need for maintenance.Conclusions:A simple,low-cost,and low-intensity high blood pressure response(HBPR)plan to adapt to the real life may lead to an augmentation in the ability to exercise,a reduction of the difficulty in breathing,and an improvement in carrying out day-to-day activities.HBPR strategies can benefit patients(elderly patients with COPD at home)in the long term.展开更多
文摘Objective:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD)can be prevented and treated,although presenting with persistent airflow restriction;the airflow restriction caused by COPD is mostly progressive.In recent years,more attention has been paid to the home-based pulmonary rehabilitation(PR)and its influence on COPD.Exercise training is the basic constituent of PR.However,it is not clear which exercise trainings are the ideal ways to deliver home-based PR.Methods:In this review,we focus on the effect of home-based exercise training on patients with COPD.We searched literature,which was necessarily required to be randomized controlled trails(RCTs)from the establishment of the four respective databases(Medline,PubMed,Web of Science,and China National Knowledge Infrastructure)from January 2008 to January 2018.We used the Cochrane collaborative“risk of bias”tool to assess the quality of evidence.A total of 21 trials(1694 participants)were included.Through the analysis of the literature,we find that a simple,low-cost,and low-intensity family-based lung-rehabilitation plan to adapt to the real life may lead to the improvement of the ability to exercise,the reduction of the difficulty in breathing,and the improvement of carrying out daily activities.Results:In the exercise training of home-based PR,lower limb exercise(LLE)training demonstrated a more perceptible effect in improving the quality of life of patients with COPD.At the same time,the combination of LLE training,breathing training,and upper limb exercise training is more obvious than the simple LLE training.In addition,home-based low-intensity aerobic training may sometimes be no less than the outpatient or center intervention to improve dyspnea,health status,and exercise tolerance.In conclusion,the simple and easy home-based PR exercise program is useful.Long-term home-based PR may require an enhanced need for maintenance.Conclusions:A simple,low-cost,and low-intensity high blood pressure response(HBPR)plan to adapt to the real life may lead to an augmentation in the ability to exercise,a reduction of the difficulty in breathing,and an improvement in carrying out day-to-day activities.HBPR strategies can benefit patients(elderly patients with COPD at home)in the long term.
