Comparative efficacy of single exercise interventions on pulmonary function and quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis - Takeaways - MDSpire

Comparative efficacy of single exercise interventions on pulmonary function and quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

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  • Lin, Xiang

  • Fan, Xueqi

  • Huang, Yanling

  • Wang, Anqi

  • Tang, Yuling

  • Sun, Wen

  • Zhang, Ziyan

  • Xu, Wenshan

  • Qiu, Caixia

  • Xu, Shungui

  • May 15, 2026

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    The study systematically compares various single exercise interventions for COPD patients, including walking, cycling, and yoga.

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    A total of 77 randomized controlled trials involving 5,831 participants were included in the network meta-analysis.

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    Water-based Liuzijue was found to be the most effective intervention for improving forced expiratory volume in 1 second.

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    Yijinjing demonstrated the most significant effect on reducing COPD Assessment Test scores among the interventions studied.

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    Results should be interpreted cautiously due to the limited number of studies on water-based Liuzijue and Yijinjing.

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Comparative efficacy of single exercise interventions on pulmonary function and quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

  • by Lin, Xiang , Fan, Xueqi , Huang, Yanling , Wang, Anqi , Tang, Yuling , Sun, Wen , Zhang, Ziyan , Xu, Wenshan , Qiu, Caixia , Xu, Shungui

  • May 15, 2026

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