Effects of nutritional supplementation combined with conventional pulmonary rehabilitation in muscle-wasted chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A prospective, randomized and controlled study
Articles > Article · 2013
Authors: Alev GÜRGÜN, Sami Deniz, MEHMET ARGIN, Hale ÜZÜMCÜGİL
RESPIROLOGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2013, vol 18, pp 495-500
DOI: 10.1111/resp.12019
Summary
Background and objective: Nutritional depletion in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) adversely affects health status and mortality. We aimed to evaluate the effects of nutritional supplementation (NS) with pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) on body composition, mid-thigh cross-sectional area (CSA), dyspnoea, exercise capacity, health-related quality of life, anxiety and depression in advanced COPD patients.