title: Circuit training for elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a preliminary study.
abstract: To examine the efficacy of the circuit training in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), we evaluated muscle forces of the upper and lower extremities and respiratory muscles, exercise tolerance and quality of life (QOL) before and after the circuit training in 10 male patients with mild to severe COPD. The circuit training improved muscle forces of the upper and lower extremities and abdominal muscles (P < 0.05), and 6 min walking distance (P < 0.05). Emotional function and mastery in the Chronic Respiratory Disease Questionnaire scores (P < 0.05) were also improved after the circuit training. The circuit training designed in the present study was effective to improve the QOL in elderly COPD patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kamahara
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Homma
authors.forename: Asuka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Naito
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsumura
authors.forename: Mika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.forename: Kennosuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kadono
authors.forename: Sachiko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kai
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: Kiyohisa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sekizawa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005080:Exercise Test; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D017079:Exercise Tolerance / Q000502:physiology*; D005121:Extremities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D018579:Patient Selection; D010807:Physical Endurance / Q000502:physiology*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012132:Respiratory Muscles / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome