Physical Frailty in COPD Patients with Chronic Respiratory Failure.

Sarah Gephine Patrick MucciJean-Marie GrosboisFrancois MaltaisDidier Saey

Published in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2021)

Physical frailty affects a large proportion of COPD patients with chronic respiratory failure starting a home-based intervention and was associated with worse clinical status. Although the present results need to be confirmed by adequately powered studies, gait speed seems to have the potential to become a simple screening tool for physical frailty in this population.

Keyphrases

respiratory failure
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
mechanical ventilation
physical activity
mental health
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
community dwelling
lung function
randomized controlled trial
acute respiratory distress syndrome
intensive care unit
case control