Exercise training in COPD with exercise-induced desaturation does improve exercise capacity, irrespective of whether supplemental oxygen or air is provided during training. Issue 5 (14th November 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Alison, Jennifer A.; McKeough, Zoe J.; Leung, Regina W.M.; Holland, Anne E.; Hill, Kylie; Morris, Norman R.; Jenkins, Sue; Spencer, Lissa M.; Hill, Catherine J.; Lee, Annemarie L.; Seale, Helen; Cecins, Nola; McDonald, Christine F.
• Is Part Of: European respiratory journal. Volume 54:Issue 5(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-11-14
• Subjects: Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiration -- Periodicals; 616.2
• DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01725-2019
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0903-1936

Abstract

We thank D. Langer and R. Gosselink for their correspondence about our study [1 ]. They raise some interesting points, mainly related to training intensity. In people with COPD who desaturate during exercise, similar improvements in exercise capacity and health-related quality of life can be achieved with exercise training, irrespective of whether supplemental oxygen or air is provided during training http://bit.ly/2kKGGvi