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Showing 1 to 20 of 55 for “"COPD patients"”.
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Glucocorticoid resistance in COPD patients and lung cancer
COPD is linked to inflammatory mediators that orchestrate the disease progression, mainly in the small airways and in parenchymal tissue. Inflammatory mediators, such as cytokines, chemokines and oxygen free radicals, orchestrate the inflammatory response, causing disruption of the epithelial …
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Food Insecure COPD Patients and Healthcare Utilization: A Retrospective Study
… emergency room visits among chronic disease like COPD have become a targeted group for health management. COPD patients have multiple and complex health and social needs, but the impact of their unmet food needs is not well understood and warrants further investigation. The purpose of this study …
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Reducing 30-Day Readmission Rates For Copd Patients: A Care Standardization & Quality Improvement Project
<p>Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic inflammatory lung disease that affects millions of Americans and accounts for close to 700,000 hospitalizations per year. On average, about 20% of patients hospitalized for acute exacerbation of COPD are readmitted to the hospital within …
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Outcomes in COPD Patients Completing Both an Endurance Training Program and a Strength Training Program
… (HRQL) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. The few studies that have compared endurance training (ET) to strength training (ST) have produced conflicting results. PURPOSE: To compare changes in physical function, HRQL, and lean mass in COPD patients completing both an ET and …
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The relationship between clinical trial participation and inhaler technique errors in asthma and COPD patients
… of life, and higher healthcare utilisation in patients with asthma and COPD. Method We performed an observational study of pressurized metered-dose inhaler technique in patients with asthma or COPD. Patients were assessed using a six-point inhaler checklist to identify common critical inhaler …
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THE EFFECTS OF ACUTE DIETARY NITRATE SUPPLEMENTATION ON CONSTANT WORK RATE EXERCISE IN CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD) PATIENTS
Dietary nitrate supplementation has been shown to positively influence the physiological responses to exercise and improve exercise capacity. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of acute dietary nitrate ingestion on the submaximal,
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The Effects of Acute Dietary Nitrate Supplementation on Constant Work Rate Exercise in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients
… form of beetroot juice on exercise capacity in patients with COPD. Six mild to moderately diseased patients completed four visits and were randomized to one of two treatment groups (beetroot juice, for visit 3, placebo for visit 4; or placebo for visit 3, beetroot juice for visit 4). The primary …
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Characterising human lung tissue for biomarkers of EMT-fibrosis and functional steroid receptor components in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients and control subjects
COPD is a poorly reversible airflow obstruction commonly induced by cigarette smoke. Pathology is linked to a series of inflammatory and fibrotic events in the small airways and lung parenchyma; including fibrosis, emphysema and mucus plugging. This work focuses on the inflammatory and fibrotic …
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T-cells in COPD to help or harm? A study of T-cells in COPD patients and related aspects of T-cell function in vitro
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD, is manifested by chronic airflow limitation due to inflammation and tissue destruction in the lungs. COPD is caused primarily by smoking and with increasing cigarette consumption in the world, the prevalence for COPD will most probably increase in the …
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Predictors of Knee Extensor Strength in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
… in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients when compared to healthy age matched controls. PURPOSE: To determine predictors of knee extensor strength in COPD patients. METHODS: Knee extensor strength was measured in 21 COPD patients using an isokinetic Kin-Com dynamometer at a …
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The effect of individualized nutrition intervention in malnourished, ambulatory patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Protein calorie malnutrition is prevalent among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Nutritional interventions directed toward improving nutritional status in malnourished COPD patients appear warranted because malnutrition in these patients is associated with impaired …
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Ψυχιατρική/ψυχολογική διερεύνηση ασθενών με χρόνια αποφρακτική πνευμονοπάθεια: Ψυχιατρική συνέντευξη, διερεύνηση προσωπικότητας
… factors and their role in the disability of COPD patients. In the first section, there was a description of COPD, regarding its biological dimension. Then, there was a review of the literature concerning the psychosocial factors, of the middle and third age population in which COPD in …
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Evaluation of immunomodulatory mediators in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiovascular disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are among the leading causes of mortality and poor health burden in the world. Both COPD and CVD often co-exist, due to shared risk factors and common pathophysiological pathways. There is an unmet need for effective …
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Cardiac Co-morbidities in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
… in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in COPD. Therefore, this study was performed to identify the prognostic factors associated with the CAD in COPD and investigate the independent risk factors for mortality in COPD …
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Nitric oxide in airway inflammation
… such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but some of the variables affecting the results are unknown. It was hypothesised that 1) EBC would be influenced by lung volumes and the type of EBC collection device; 2) fractional exhaled NO (FENO) and EBC NOx in COPD patients would be …
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Cerebrovascular and Ventilatory Function in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a disease primarily affecting the pulmonary system, most commonly resulting from prolonged exposure to cigarette smoke. While systemic respiratory disturbances in COPD are apparent, the chemical regulation within the brainstem and at the carotid …
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An exploratory study of neuropsychological impairment, driving performance, and sleepiness in obstructive sleep apnoea and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
… (OSA) and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) are both medical conditions clearly associated with cognitive impairment. Impaired performance on tasks measuring reaction time, concentration, learning, memory, and driving ability have been observed. These deficits result in a higher risk of …
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Development of a self-care assessment tool for hospitalized chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: A methodological study
… self-care assessment tool for hospitalized COPD patients. The tool consisted of 43 numerical rating scales organized into respiratory status, level of function, complexity of the plan of care, and familiarity with the plan of care composite scales. The tool was used by 43 in-patient …
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Is lower socio-economic status associated with more impaired health care access and poorer quality of life in patients with COPD? What is the role of psychosocial factors in this relationship?
… effect in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and examined the role of psychosocial variables in this relationship.Aims: The primary aim of this thesis was to establish whether lower socio-economic status (SES) was <br/>associated with decreased health care access (HCA) and poorer quality …
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Strength Training in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
… Leigh Correll ABSTRACT STRENGTH TRAINING IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE Thesis under the direction of Michael J. Berry, Ph.D., Department Chair and Professor of Health and Exercise Science The purpose of this study was to obtain pilot data comparing aerobic exercise to …
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