Exercise and physical activity: towards evidence-based benefits in different populations

Oral Presentation
Chairs: R. Gosselink (Leuven, Belgium), S. Harrison (Leicester, United Kingdom)
Exercise training is beneficial in patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis – A multi-centre, randomised controlled trial
A. Lee, C. Hill, N. Cecins, S. Jenkins, C. McDonald, A. Burge, L. Rautela, R. Stirling, P. Thompson, A. Holland (Carlton, Melbourne, Perth, Australia)
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Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Effects of exercise training and neuromuscular electrical stimulation on symptoms, muscle strength, exercise capacity, activities of daily living, and quality of life in COPD
F. Tasdemir, D. Inal-Ince, P. Ergun, D. Kaymaz, N. Demir, E. Demirci, N. Egesel (Ankara, Turkey)
Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentationE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentationE-poster
Physical activity in daily life in COPD after exercise training: Are there responders, and who are they?
N.A. Hernandes, T. Sant‘Anna, C.A. Camillo, V.S. Probst, F. Pitta (Londrina, Brazil)
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Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Symptom experience in patients with COPD and their level of physical activity. Is there a good association?
H. Demeyer, J.M. de Sousa Pinto, M. Hornikx, L. Vrancken, M. Decramer, W. Janssens, T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium; Salamanca, Spain)
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Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Physical training for asthmatics: Which patients obtain most clinical benefits?
F. Mendes, A. Pinto, B. Saraiva -Romanholo, R. Stelmach, A. Cukier, P. Giavina-Bianchi, M. Martins, C. Carvalho (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentationE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentationE-poster
Comparison of two strategies using pedometers to counteract physical inactivity in smokers
J. Zabatiero, D. Kovelis, K.C. Furlanetto, L.C. Mantoani, M. Proença, F. Pitta (Londrina, Brazil)
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Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
The effect of radical treatment and pulmonary rehabilitation on muscle mass as measured with CT-scan: A randomised trial in patients (pts) with lung cancer and mesothelioma
B. Salhi, G. Thysebaert, T.L. Malfait, K. Vermaelen, V. F. Surmont, W. Huysse, G. Van Maele, J.P. van Meerbeeck, E. Derom (Ghent, Belgium)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Expiratory muscle training in patients recovering open thoracic and cardiac surgery
E. Crisafulli, M. Cerulli, E. Venturelli, F. Florini, N. Kidonias, A. De Biase, V. Furino, E.M. Clini (Pavullo nel Frignano, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation