SynthesisThe journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice2021
A Systematic Review of the Effect of Physical Activity on Asthma Outcomes.
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ACTION (physicAl aCtiviTy In minOrity womeN With Asthma) Intervention: Efficacy to Implementation
Who cites it
30 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Combined Lifestyle Interventions in the Prevention and Management of Asthma and COPD: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2024Pooled it
- Increasing physical activity in severe asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The European respiratory journal · 2022Pooled it
- Identifying predictor factors for asthma using machine learning: evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Impact of non-pharmacological adjuvant interventions on adult asthma patients: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Dog exposure and subsequent asthma outcomes in children with asthma and allergy.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. Global · 2026Article
- Life's Essential 8 and cardiovascular health: Protective effects on chronic respiratory diseases.International journal of cardiology. Cardiovascular risk and prevention · 2026Article
- Mechanistic advances in the regulation of asthma by different exercise modalities: an integrative perspective on exercise load characteristics and asthma heterogeneity.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Review
- Designing an effective pulmonary rehabilitation program for severe asthma.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Barriers to physical activity among adolescents with asthma and obesity: a qualitative study of multiple stakeholders.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Impact of Structured Aerobic Exercise on Symptom Burden and Lung Function in Adults with Asthma: A Prospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical practice and research · 2025Article
- Association of daily steps over time with adult asthma incidence.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2025Article
- Exercise Recommendations and Practical Considerations for Asthma Management-An EAACI Position Paper.Allergy · 2025Article
- Physical Activity in Adults with Severe Asthma On-Treatment with Biological Therapies: A 1-Year Retrospective Analysis of Real-World Data.Pulmonary therapy · 2025Article
- Socio-demographic environmental and clinical factors influencing asthma control in community pharmacies of Lahore Pakistan.Scientific reports · 2025Observational
- The role of pulmonary rehabilitation in severe asthma: a comprehensive review.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Review
- Patient-centred outcomes in severe asthma: fatigue, sleep, physical activity and work.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2025Review
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- Get a move on: physical (in)activity in people with obstructive airway disease.ERJ open research · 2024Article
- Association between Asthma and Lower Levels of Physical Activity: Results of a Population-Based Case-Control Study in Spain.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundAsthma is a chronic respiratory disease that affects millions worldwide. Medication management is the current mainstay of treatment; however, there is evidence to suggest additional benefit with lifestyle changes, particularly with increased physical activity.
objectiveTo discover and evaluate the effects of physical activity on asthma outcomes.
methodsSystematic search of PubMed, Excerpta Medica database, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Cochrane Library, Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine Source, Scopus, and Web of Science identified 11,155 results. Thirty-five articles met our inclusion criteria spanning 20 studies. Data extraction was conducted by 6 independent reviewers, and final results were evaluated by a seventh reviewer and the senior author.
resultsWide variation among selected studies, including the heterogeneity of interventions and outcome variables, did not support a meta-analysis. Mixed results of the effects of physical activity on asthma outcomes were found. Most studies suggest that physical activity improves asthma control, quality of life, lung function parameters, and inflammatory serologies, whereas 3 found no improvements in any of these outcomes. No studies reported worsening asthma outcomes.
conclusionsThis review highlights the emerging and promising role of physical activity as a nonpharmacologic treatment for asthma. Additional high-quality randomized controlled trials are needed to overcome the problems of measurement heterogeneity and the dilution of outcome effect size measurement related to physical activity interventions for asthma.
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