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Can J Cardiol 2022 Aug 15;38(8):1235-1243. Epub 2022 Jun 15.

Exercise Physiology and Cardiovascular Health Lab, Division of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; School of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address:

Background: Twelve-week high-intensity interval training (HIIT), moderate-to-vigorousintensity continuous training (MICT), and Nordic walking (NW) have been shown to improve functional capacity, quality of life (QoL), and depression symptoms in patients with coronary artery disease. However, their prolonged effects or whether the improvements can be sustained remains unknown. In this study we compared the effects of 12 weeks of HIIT, MICT, and NW on functional capacity, QoL, and depression symptoms at week 26. Read More

Chest 2022 Aug 8. Epub 2022 Aug 8.

University of Zurich, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, Zurich, Switzerland.

Background: The majority of patients with COPD fail to maintain exercise training after pulmonary rehabilitation (PR).

Research Question: Does a 12-months home-based, minimal equipment strength training program following PR has an effect on dyspnea, exercise capacity, and patient-reported outcomes in patients with COPD?

Study Design And Methods: Parallel arm, multicenter study across four Swiss PR clinics, COPD patients were randomly allocated (1:1 ratio) into intervention group (IG, home-based strength training program) or control group (CG, usual care). Primary outcome was change in dyspnea (Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire, CRQ) from baseline to 12 months, secondary outcomes were change in exercise capacity (1-minute-sit-to-stand-test [1-min-STST], six-minute walk test [6MWT]), health-related quality of life, exacerbations, and symptoms. Read More

BMC Pulm Med 2022 Aug 8;22(1):302. Epub 2022 Aug 8.

Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation is recommended for most patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Accordingly, the aim of this study was to explore the feasibility of devising a pulmonary rehabilitation program for patients with COPD in a low resource setting (Jaffna, Sri Lanka) and to observe its effects.

Methods: Non-randomized controlled feasibility trial of ambulatory patients with COPD attending the pulmonary outpatient clinic of the Jaffna Teaching Hospital, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. Read More

Physiother Theory Pract 2022 Aug 8:1-11. Epub 2022 Aug 8.

Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.

Background: Reduction in flexibility and mobility are important factors that lead to impairments in quality of life, reduction of exercise tolerance, and a decreased pulmonary capacity with the progression of Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS).

Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Pilates exercises on mobility, quality of life, and respiratory muscle strength in patients with AS.

Methods: Forty patients with AS were randomly divided into two groups as Pilates group and the control group. Read More

Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2022 Aug 2. Epub 2022 Aug 2.

Institute of Medicine, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Background: Supervised exercise is a guideline-recommended treatment in intermittent claudication (IC). Hospital-based supervised exercise-programmes (SEP) are underutilized while home-based structured exerciseprogrammes (HSEP) have attracted interest. The results from HSEP in IC are inconsistent and may confer no benefit over walk advice (WA) and be less effective than SEP. Read More