SynthesisThe European respiratory journal2022
Increasing physical activity in severe asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- The effectiveness of physical activity in asthma management: An overview of systematic reviews.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of inspiratory muscle training in children with asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Short and medium term efficacy of an online behaviour change intervention on physical activity in adults with asthma.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Effect of physical activity on pulmonary function and quality of life in asthma patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Association Between Asthma and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Results From NHANES 2009-2016 Data.International journal of endocrinology · 2026Article
- Designing an effective pulmonary rehabilitation program for severe asthma.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Treatable traits in asthma associated with hospitalisations.ERJ open research · 2026Article
- The interaction and mediation role of intrinsic capacity in the association between asthma and all-cause mortality.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2025Article
- Barriers to physical activity among adolescents with asthma and obesity: a qualitative study of multiple stakeholders.BMC public health · 2025Article
- A feasibility study evaluating the usability and acceptability of the personalised space technology exercise platform mobile application.Scientific reports · 2025Observational
- Asthma: Biomedical and Psychobiological Perspectives.Biopsychosocial science and medicine · 2025Review
- Physical Activity in Adults with Severe Asthma On-Treatment with Biological Therapies: A 1-Year Retrospective Analysis of Real-World Data.Pulmonary therapy · 2025Article
- Exercise Recommendations and Practical Considerations for Asthma Management-An EAACI Position Paper.Allergy · 2025Article
- Creating home-based pulmonary rehabilitation programs for patients with asthma: insights from practice.Journal of Yeungnam medical science · 2025Article
- The role of pulmonary rehabilitation in severe asthma: a comprehensive review.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Review
- Associations between asthma and Life's Essential 8: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Patient-centred outcomes in severe asthma: fatigue, sleep, physical activity and work.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2025Review
- Physical Activity and Sedentary Time Correlate with Body Composition in Patients with Asthma; a Multicenter Observational Study.Journal of asthma and allergy · 2025Article
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- Understanding the determinants of self-reported asthma in Turkey: insights from national data on individual, lifestyle, socioeconomic, and healthcare access factors.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
introductionPhysical inactivity is common in asthma and is recognised as an important modifiable risk for poor clinical outcomes such as impaired asthma control and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Despite evidence supporting the role of physical activity in reducing the risk of these outcomes, little is known about optimal interventions for increasing physical activity in those with severe disease. This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates the effectiveness of interventions in increasing physical activity in severe asthma.
methodsMEDLINE, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Embase, PubMed, Informit, SPORTDiscus and Cochrane databases were searched up to September 2021 for physical activity-based intervention studies that assessed physical activity outcomes (
resultsFour randomised controlled trials (all 12 weeks in duration) including 176 adults with moderate-to-severe asthma were included. An increase in physical activity was reported with a moderate-vigorous intensity aerobic and resistance training intervention (steps per day and time spent undertaking physical activity), and an unsupervised pedometer-based intervention (steps per day). Meta-analyses showed that physical activity interventions had an overall positive effect on steps per day (mean difference (MD) 1588, 95% CI 399-2778; p
conclusionWhile there is some evidence supporting the effectiveness of interventions in improving physical activity in adults with severe asthma, higher-quality, large-scale studies of longer duration are needed to determine the optimal intervention.
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