Exercise-based interventions targeting balance and falls in people with COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Kirsti Jane LoughranJonathan EmersonLeah AverySophie SuriDarren FlynnEileen KanerTim RapleyDenis MartinJamie McPheeCaroline Fernandes-JamesSamantha Louise Harrison

Published in: European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society (2024)

Evidence for the effect of exercise-based interventions eliciting clinically important improvements in balance for people with COPD is weak, but targeted balance training produces the greatest benefits. Future exercise interventions may benefit from inclusion of the identified promising BCTs.

Keyphrases

physical activity
high intensity
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
resistance training
lung function
cancer therapy
body composition
community dwelling