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Comparison of the effects of pulmonary rehabilitation with chest physical thera...
Morano, Maria Tereza Aguiar Pessoa; Mesquita, Rafael; Silva, Guilherme Pinheiro Ferreira da; Araújo, Amanda Souza; Pinto, Juliana Maria De Sousa Pinto4Background: Systemic inflammation plays an important role in the initiation, promotion, and progression of lung carcinogenesis. In patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), fibrinogen levels correlate with neoplasia. Here we compared the effects of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) with chest physical therapy (CPT) on fibrinogen and albumin levels in patients with LC and previous inflammatory lung disease a...
Validação do Teste de Avaliação da DPOC em português para uso no Brasil
Silva, Guilherme Pinheiro Ferreira da; Morano, Maria Tereza Aguiar Pessoa; Viana, Cyntia Maria Sampaio; Magalhães, Clarissa Bentes de AraújoObjective: To validate a Portuguese-language version of the COPD assessment test (CAT) for use in Brazil and to assess the reproducibility of this version. Methods: This was multicenter study involving patients with stable COPD at two teaching hospitals in the city of Fortaleza, Brazil. Two independent observers (twice in one day) administered the Portuguese-language version of the CAT to 50 patients with COPD....
Impacto de um programa de reabilitação pulmonar de 12 semanas na função cogniti...
Viana, Cyntia Maria SampaioThe reduction of cognitive function in patients with COPD is part of the comorbidities of the disease, reaching an incidence of up to 77%. The main areas of cognitive dysfunction appear in attention, memory, executive function and motor skills. Among the possible treatments to improve cognition in patients with COPD are the physical exercise programs, such as pulmonary rehabilitation, which have shown an import...