Publications by authors named "B Bram van den Borst"
Impact and timing of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients undergoing bronchoscopic lung volume reduction with endobronchial valves: A multicentre randomized controlled trial in patients with severe emphysema.
Respirology
August 2024
Article Synopsis
- Both bronchoscopic lung volume reduction with endobronchial valves (BLVR-EBV) and pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) are effective for patients with severe COPD, but the study aimed to investigate the effects of PR before and after BLVR-EBV versus BLVR-EBV alone.
- A total of 97 severe COPD patients were studied, and the results showed no significant difference in exercise capacity or quality of life for those who received PR compared to those who only had BLVR-EBV after six months.
- The findings suggest that adding PR to BLVR-EBV, whether before or after the procedure, did not enhance exercise capacity or patient outcomes compared to BLVR-EBV alone.
The study aim was to identify the most problematic self--reported activities of daily living (ADLs). In a retrospective study, 1935 problematic ADLs were reported by 538 clients with 95% experiencing two or more problematic ADLs. Problematic ADLs were assessed by occupational therapists using the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure with walking (67%), household activities (41%), and climbing the stairs (41%) identified as the most prevalent problematic ADLs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSex Differences in Response Inhibition-Related Neural Predictors of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Civilians With Recent Trauma.
Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging
July 2024
Background: Females are more likely to develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than males. Impaired inhibition has been identified as a mechanism for PTSD development, but studies on potential sex differences in this neurobiological mechanism and how it relates to PTSD severity and progression are relatively rare. Here, we examined sex differences in neural activation during response inhibition and PTSD following recent trauma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVolitional assessment of quadriceps muscle endurance is clinically relevant in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, studies that determine the construct validity of volitional tests by comparing them to non-volitional measures are lacking. Therefore, the aim of the current study is to evaluate the correlation between volitional and non-volitional quadriceps muscle endurance in patients with COPD.
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