Effect of Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Postoperative Clinical Status in Patients with Lung Cancer and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Summary of interventions.

Studies	Length of intervention	Duration of sessions	Type	Intensity	Frequency
Stefanelli et al. [16] (Italy)	3 weeks	3 hours	Lower limbs by treadmill and ergometric bicycle, respiratory exercises, and upper limbs with rowing ergometer	Started with 70% of the maximum score reached at the cardiopulmonary exercise test and increased by 10W when the patient was able to tolerate the set load for 30 min	5 per week
Benzo et al. [17] (United States)	1 week	15–20 minutes  3	Inspiratory muscle training, lower extremity endurance training, respiratory exercises, and strengthening exercises	If the patient perception was “too easy” or “requires no effort,” resistance was increased	Daily
Zhang and Zhao [18] (China)	2 weeks	35–50 minutes	Intense training (respiratory training and endurance training)	The exercise intensity was controlled within the target heart rate range	Daily
Lai et al. [19] (China)	1 week	15–30 minutes  4	Intense training (respiratory training and endurance training)	The amount of exercise was adjusted between Borg 5 and 7	Daily
He [20] (China)	2 weeks	15 minutes	Intense training (respiratory training and endurance training)	The amount of exercise was adjusted between Borg 5 and 7	Daily
Saito et al. [6] (Japan)	4 weeks		Peripheral muscle exercise training and respiratory exercise, postoperative PR	Not mentioned	5 per week
Mujovic et al. [21] (Serbia)	2–4 weeks	45 minutes	Intense training (respiratory training and endurance training)	Not mentioned	5 per week
Sekine et al. [22] (Japan)	2 weeks	30 minutes	Abdominal breathing and breathing exercises and walking more than 5,000 steps	Not mentioned	Daily
Meng et al. [15] (China)	7–10 days	20–30 minutes	Intense training (respiratory training and endurance training)	Not mentioned	Daily