Open AccessImpact of Exercise Capacity Upon Respiratory Functions, Perception of Dyspnea, and Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Author(s) -
Wenjun Liu,
Yuanyuan Liu,
Xin Li
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s311221
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , quality of life (healthcare) , anxiety , depression (economics) , physical therapy , respiratory system , cohort , pulmonary disease , respiratory disease , lung , psychiatry , nursing , economics , macroeconomics
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with a high prevalence of morbidity and mortality worldwide. We investigated the effects of exercise capacity upon respiratory functions, perception of dyspnea, and quality of life (QoL) in patients with COPD.