The best abstracts in rehabilitation and chronic care 2011 (sponsored by Nutricia Advanced Medical Nutrition)

Oral Presentation
Chairs: S. Singh (Leicester, United Kingdom), M. A. Spruit (Horn, The Netherlands)
Late-breaking abstract: Wii Fit-step is a suitable exercise in rehabilitation programs in patients with COPD: A feasibility study
T. Marqueste, F. Lassus, O. Castagna, D. D‘Amore, B. Escarguel, L. Marqueste (Marseille, Toulon, France)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Obstructive lung disease is associated with increased abdominal visceral fat and elevated systemic adipocytokines
B. van den Borst, H. Gosker, A. Koster, S. Kritchevsky, Y. Liu, B. Meibohm, T. Rice, M. Shlipak, T. Harris, A. Schols (Maastricht, Netherlands; Bethesda, Winston-Salem, Memphis, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, United States Of America)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Does protein supplementation enhance the effects of resistance training in patients with COPD?
L. Houchen, M. Menon, S. Harrison, C. Sandland, M. Morgan, S. Singh, M. Steiner (Leicester, Coventry, United Kingdom)
Congress or journal article abstractE-posterSlide presentation
Congress or journal article abstractE-posterSlide presentation
Stability of life-sustaining treatment preferences of patients with advanced chronic organ failure
D. Janssen, M. Spruit, J. Schols, B. Cox, T. Nawrot, R. Curtis, E. Wouters (Horn, Maastricht, Netherlands; Diepenbeek, Belgium; Seattle, United States Of America)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Effect of resistance training during hospitalization in the systemic inflammation, functional capacity and muscle strength in COPD patients
R. Borges, C. R. F. Carvalho (São Paulo, Brazil)
Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Effects and feasibility of different types of endurance training in patients with end stage lung disease before lung transplantation
R. Gloeckl, B. Weber-Lange, M. Halle, K. Kenn (Schoenau am Koenigssee, Munich, Germany)
Congress or journal article abstractE-posterSlide presentation
Congress or journal article abstractE-posterSlide presentation
Vitamin D status in patients with COPD who participate in pulmonary rehabilitation (PR): Characteristics and effects of PR
T. Ringbaek, J. Thoegersen, G. Martinez, P. Lange (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Anti-inflammatory nutritional support enhances exercise performance and QOL in patients with stable COPD
K. Sugawara, T. Shioya, M. Satake, A. Kawagoshi, H. Takahashi, T. Kashiwagura, K. Yamada, K. Dairiki, H. Sasaki, M. Homma (Akita, Odawara, Japan)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster