Exploring the use, outcomes, barriers, and facilitators of prehabilitation and rehabilitation in abdominoplasty surgeries: A scoping review.

Objective: This review aimed to map the literature on prehabilitation and rehabilitation in adults undergoing abdominoplasty, identifying gaps and areas for future research.

Methods: The review followed the PRISMA guidelines for Scoping Reviews and was registered on the Open Science Framework platform (https://osf.io/m4k5s).

Effects of combined exercise training with sleep education in older adults with obstructive sleep apnea: protocol for a randomized clinical trial.

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disorder that affects approximately 1 billion people worldwide. Advanced age is a significant risk factor. Various treatment options have been explored to reduce the severity of OSA symptoms and physical exercise has emerged as a potential alternative therapy.

Impact of COVID-19 critical illness on functional status, fatigue symptoms, and health-related quality of life one-year after hospital discharge: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: To estimate the prevalence and severity of impairments in functional status, fatigue, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among critical COVID-19 survivors one-year after hospital discharge.

Methods: A systematic review was conducted following PRISMA statement and registered in PROSPERO (CRD42021258356), with searches in eight databases. Observational studies were selected.

Impact of air pollution on the health of the older adults during physical activity and sedentary behavior: A systematic review.

Background: Air pollution, in addition to presenting health risks, can impact the practice of physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) in older adults. This study analyzed the impact of air pollution on the health of older adults during PA and SB, through a systematic review.

Methods: A keyword and reference search was performed in PubMed, SCOPUS, SPORTDiscus, and Web of Science.

Aging-related predictive factors for oxygenation improvement and mortality in COVID-19 and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients exposed to prone position: A multicenter cohort study.

Background: Elderly patients are more susceptible to Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) and are more likely to develop it in severe forms, (e.g., Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome [ARDS]).

Application and Measurement Properties of the Talk Test in Cardiopulmonary Patients: A Systematic Review.

Background: The talk test (TT) evaluates the exercise intensity by measuring speech comfort level during aerobic exercise. There are several application protocols available to assess individuals with cardiopulmonary diseases. However, the measurement properties of the TT were not systematically reviewed yet.

Can optoelectronic plethysmography be used to evaluate the thoracoabdominal kinematics of people with morbidly obesity? A systematic review.

Background: Optoelectronic Plethysmography (OEP) is an effective method for evaluating thoracoabdominal kinematics. However, little is known about the viability and use the OEP in people with obesity.

Objective: Summarize information on the use and feasibility of OEP in the assessment of thoracoabdominal kinematics in people with obesity.

Did social isolation due to COVID-19 interfere with the quality of sleep and excessive daytime sleepiness in individuals with grade III obesity about to enter a surgical prehabilitation program? An observational study.

Unlabelled: Social isolation (SI) can have negative effects on health, although little is known about the SI consequences on patients with grade III obesity and even less if they are entering a prehabilitation program.

Objective: the present study analyzes the effects of SI determined by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in people with grade III obesity who about to enter a prehabilitation program for bariatric surgery.

Methods: Five patients with grade III obesity who entered a prehabilitation program or which had to be stopped on March 17th, 2020 were evaluated.

Body mass index, asthma, and respiratory symptoms: a population-based study.

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and asthma, according to body mass index (BMI), as well as to evaluate factors associated with physician-diagnosed asthma, in individuals ≥ 40 years of age.

Methods: This was a population-based cross-sectional study conducted in Florianópolis, Brazil, with probability sampling. Data were collected during home visits.

Regarding: "Inspiratory muscle training improves performance of a repeated sprints ability test in professional soccer players".

The Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies recently published an article by Silva et al., entitled "Inspiratory muscle training improves performance of a repeated sprints ability test in professional soccer players" (Silva et al., 2019).

Translation and cultural adaptation of the King's Brief Interstitial Lung Disease health status questionnaire for use in Brazil.

Objective: To translate the King's Brief Interstitial Lung Disease (K-BILD) questionnaire to Portuguese and culturally adapt it for use in Brazil. The K-BILD quantifies the health status of patients with ILD.

Methods: The process involved the following steps: authorization from the author of the original (English-language) questionnaire; translation of the questionnaire to Portuguese by three translators, working independently; merging of the translations by a committee of specialists; back-translation of the questionnaire to English; revision and readjustment of the back-translation by the committee of specialists; evaluation by the original author; revision of the back-translation; cognitive debriefing (verification of the clarity and acceptability of the Portuguese-language version in the target population-i.

Impact of Home Oxygen Therapy on the Level of Physical Activities in Daily Life in Subjects With COPD.

Background: Chronic hypoxemia in patients with COPD is a limiting factor that is associated with disease progression and significantly contributes to decreased physical activity. Although correction of hypoxemia results in physiological improvements, oxygen therapy may be related to social isolation and inactivity. However, few studies have objectively investigated the level of physical activity in daily life (PADL) in these patients.

The effects of inspiratory muscle training with linear workload devices on the sports performance and cardiopulmonary function of athletes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) is considered an ergogenic resource to improve sports performance. The aim of this systematic review is to evaluate the effects of IMT with linear workload devices (IMT-linear) on the sports performance and cardiopulmonary function of athletes. A search was conducted on several databases until July 2018.

Is the COPD Assessment Test sensitive for differentiating COPD patients from active smokers and nonsmokers without lung function impairment? A population-based study.

Objective: To assess COPD Assessment Test (CAT) scores in adults with and without COPD, as well as to compare the CAT scores for nonsmokers, former smokers, and smokers without COPD with those for patients with COPD.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional population-based study (the Respira Floripa study). The study included adults ≥ 40 years of age residing in the city of Florianópolis, Brazil.

Predictors of death in an Intensive Care Unit: contribution to the palliative approach.

Objective: To identify predictors of death in the Intensive Care Unit and relate eligible patients to preferential palliative care.

Method: A prospective cohort study that evaluated patients hospitalized for more than 24 hours, subdivided into G1 (patients who died) and G2 (patients who were discharged from hospital). For identifying the predictors for death outcome, the intensivist physician was asked the "surprise question" and clinical-demographic data were collected from the patients.

Reliability of the five-repetition sit-to-stand test in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on domiciliary oxygen therapy.

: To evaluate the reliability and learning effect of the five-repetition sit-to-stand test (5STSt) in severe and very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients on domiciliary oxygen therapy compare the results with those of COPD patients not on such therapy. : Twenty-eight COPD patients were included in the domiciliary oxygen therapy group (DOTG) and 17 in the control group (CG). The participants of the groups were paired by age, sex, body mass index, and lung function.

Does the COPD assessment test reflect functional status in patients with COPD?

The aim of this study was to investigate whether the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) assessment test (CAT) reflects the functional status of patients with COPD. Forty-seven patients underwent anthropometric assessment, spirometry, the 6-minute walk test (6MWT), the Glittre-activity of daily living (ADL) test (TGlittre), the London Chest ADL (LCADL) scale, and the CAT. The total score of the CAT correlated with 6MWT distance, TGlittre time spent, and LCADL ( r = -0.

Prevalence of depression in COPD: A systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled studies.

Background: Depression is frequently reported in association with COPD. However, the prevalence of depression in these patients ranges largely. This study aimed to systematically review the prevalence of depression in COPD and controls and to explore remaining causes of inter-study variability in the reported prevalence.

Expiratory and expiratory plus inspiratory muscle training improves respiratory muscle strength in subjects with COPD: systematic review.

Background: Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) produces beneficial effects in COPD subjects, but the effects of expiratory muscle training (EMT) and EMT plus IMT in ventilatory training are still unclear. The aim of this study was to systematically review the effects of EMT and EMT plus IMT compared to control groups of COPD subjects.

Methods: This study is a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Chester step test: assessment of functional capacity and magnitude of cardiorespiratory response in patients with COPD and healthy subjects.

Background: the assessment of functional capacity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been performed by simple and easy to apply methods that mimic everyday activities, such as the Chester step test (TChester).

Objectives: to investigate whether TChester is able to differentiate functional capacity and the magnitude of cardiorespiratory response of patients with COPD from healthy subjects; and to compare it with the cardiorespiratory response induced by shuttle test (TShuttle) and six-minute walk test (6MWT).

Method: 10 patients with COPD (64±10 years, and forced expiratory volume at the first second - FEV1 38.