TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Pulmonary rehabilitation and risk of fall in elderly with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
JO  - Panminerva medica
A1  - Tarasconi, Matteo
A1  - Oliva, Federico M.
A1  - Ambrosino, Nicolino
A1  - Sotgiu, Giovanni
A1  - Saderi, Laura
A1  - Zampogna, Elisabetta
A1  - Mentasti, Ombretta
A1  - Spanevello, Antonio
A1  - Visca, Dina
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - BACKGROUND: Few data are available on the effects of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) on risk of fall in over 80 individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We investigated the effectiveness of PR on the risk of fall in older as compared to younger than 80 individuals. <br><br>METHODS: Parallel-group retrospective exploratory study of individuals undergone in-hospital PR. The risk of fall was defined as a gait speed ≤0.8 m/s (primary outcome). Outcome measures (exercise capacity, physical performance, symptoms, and health status) were also assessed. <br><br>RESULTS: As compared to younger, individuals over 80 suffered from more severe symptoms, a reduction in physical performance and in exercise capacity and greater risk of fall (P=0.0001). The proportion of participants at risk of fall increased with age, and after PR decreased significantly without any significant difference between age groups. However, 53.4% of older individuals were still at risk of fall, as compared to 17.5% of those under 80 (P=0.0001). After PR, both populations had improved outcomes measures, without any significant between group differences. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: In individuals with COPD pulmonary rehabilitation reduced the risk of fall, while improving outcome measures independent of age, however, more than 50% of those over 80 were still at risk of fall. The pulmonary rehabilitation programs for individuals over 80 should include strategies effective in reducing the risk of fall.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0031-0808
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.23736/S0031-0808.23.04892-9
ID  - ref1
ER  -