Research Article

Effect of Endurance Training in COPD Patients Undergoing Pulmonary Rehabilitation: A Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Literature review and risk bias assessment.

AuthorYearLanguageNo. of patientsOutcomesRisk of basis
ETControl

Breyer [29]2010English30306MWDLow risk
Domaszewska [28]2022English2012mMRCUncertain
Duan [19]2016Chinese46406MWD; CATHigh risk
Hernández [22]2000English20176MWD; mMRCUncertain
Jin [32]2016Chinese48386MWD; mMRC; CATHigh risk
Karagiannis [25]2021English1818mMRC; CATUncertain
Li [31]2015Chinese50506MWD; CATHigh risk
McKeough [23]2012English1614mMRCUncertain
Moezy [27]2018English14166MWDLow risk
Wang [30]2015Chinese23236MWDUncertain
Wootton [20]2017English77446MWDUncertain
Wootton [24]2014English62396MWDUncertain
Zambom-Ferraresi [26]2015English1486MWDLow risk
Zhang [33]2012Chinese19106MWDUncertain

6MWD: 6-minute walking distance; mMRC: modified Medical Research Council questionnaire; CAT: COPD Assessment Test; ET: endurance training.