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SynthesisEuropean respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society2023

Physical activity promotion interventions in chronic airways disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Caroline Reilly, Joe Sails, Antonios Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou, Rebecca J Birch, Jim McKenna, Ian J Clifton, Daniel Peckham, Karen M Birch, Oliver J Price

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Synthesis in European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
8.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Physical inactivity in chronic airways disease: an important candidate in the treatable traits paradigm.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Caroline ReillyCarnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK.
Joe SailsCarnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK.
Antonios Stavropoulos-KalinoglouCarnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0589-3226
Rebecca J BirchLeeds Institute of Medical Research at St. James's, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1579-1397
Jim McKennaCarnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6779-3939
Ian J CliftonLeeds Institute of Medical Research at St. James's, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9758-9506
Daniel PeckhamLeeds Institute of Medical Research at St. James's, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7723-1868
Karen M BirchSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7796-8640
Oliver J PriceLeeds Institute of Medical Research at St. James's, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK o.price1@leeds.ac.uk.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8596-4949
University of Leeds · GBLeeds Beckett University · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Physical inactivity is common in people with chronic airways disease (pwCAD) and associated with worse clinical outcomes and impaired quality of life. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to characterise and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions promoting step-based physical activity (PA) in pwCAD. We searched for studies that included a form of PA promotion and step-count outcome measure. A random-effects model was used to determine the overall effect size using post-intervention values. 38 studies (n=32 COPD; n=5 asthma; n=1 bronchiectasis; study population: n=3777) were included. Overall, implementing a form of PA promotion resulted in a significant increase in step-count: median (IQR) 705 (183-1210) when compared with usual standard care: -64 (-597-229), standardised mean difference (SMD) 0.24 (95% CI: 0.12-0.36), p<0.01. To explore the impact of specific interventions, studies were stratified into subgroups: PA promotion+wearable activity monitor-based interventions (n=17) (SMD 0.37, p<0.01); PA promotion+step-count as an outcome measure (n=9) (SMD 0.18, p=0.09); technology-based interventions (n=12) (SMD 0.16, p=0.01). Interventions promoting PA, particularly those that incorporate wearable activity monitors, result in a significant and clinically meaningful improvement in daily step-count in pwCAD.

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AsthmaPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveExerciseHumansQuality of Life

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PMID36697208
PMCPMC9879326
OpenAlexW4318040383

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