Respiratory care
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Review Meta Analysis
A network meta-analysis on the effects of different exercise types on COPD patients.
This study aimed to compare and rank the effects of aerobic exercise, resistance training, endurance training, and high-intensity interval training in COPD by network meta-analysis. ⋯ The findings of this study suggest that high-intensity interval training may be more effective than endurance exercise, resistance exercise, and aerobic exercise in improving the 6-min walk distance, FEV1, FEV1/FVC, and St. George Respiratory Questionnaire scores in patients with COPD. In addition, endurance training may be better than resistance exercise, aerobic exercise, and high-intensity interval training in improving FVC in patients with COPD. However, due to the limited number of studies conducted on high-intensity interval training, more high-quality randomized controlled trials are required to verify these conclusions.