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

Shanhu Qiu | Zendy; Xue Cai | Zendy; Xuyi Wang | Zendy; Can He | Zendy; Martina Zügel | Zendy; Jürgen M. Steinacker | Zendy; Uwe Schümann | Zendy

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

Author(s) -

Shanhu Qiu,

Xue Cai,

Xuyi Wang,

Can He,

Martina Zügel,

Jürgen M. Steinacker,

Uwe Schümann

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

therapeutic advances in respiratory disease

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.022

H-Index - 37

eISSN - 1753-4666

pISSN - 1753-4658

DOI - 10.1177/1753466618787386

Subject(s) - medicine , copd , confidence interval , meta analysis , pulmonary rehabilitation , physical therapy , randomized controlled trial , pulmonary disease , strictly standardized mean difference , rehabilitation , physical activity

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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