Inflammation appeared to be associated with greater loss of muscle strength .
There was inconclusive evidence that the level of physical activity affects change in skeletal muscle .
In regard to the effect of interventions , only exercise interventions were consistently associated with improved skeletal muscle outcomes .
CONCLUSIONS Adult patients who undergo an unplanned hospital admission may experience a small reduction in knee extension strength and mid-arm muscle mass .
OBJECTIVES The primary objective of the review was to describe change that occurs in skeletal muscle during periods of unplanned hospitalisation in adult patients .
The secondary objective was to examine the relationship between both physical activity and inflammation with the change in skeletal muscle .
A further objective was to investigate the effect of interventions on change in skeletal muscle during periods of unplanned hospitalisation .
Results of a Multimodal Program During Hospitalization in Obese COPD Exacerbated Patients
The objective of this study was to analyze the results of a multimodal therapeutic program during hospitalization in obese AE COPD patients . This was a r and omized , single-blind clinical trial conducted at two university hospitals in Granada , Spain . Forty-nine patients hospitalized due to AE COPD were r and omly allocated to a control group ( CG ) , in which patients received st and ard care , or to an intervention group ( IG ) , in which patients were included in a multimodal therapeutic program , added to the st and ard care . The main outcome measures were pulmonary , physical ( strength and exercise capacity ) and perceived ( dyspnea , quality of life and psychological distress ) variables . Within-group significant improvements ( p < 0.05 ) were found in physical and perceived variables in the IG after the treatment . In the CG , a significant decrease was found in lower limb strength and a significant improvement in dyspnea and in three subscales of the EuroQol-5D question naire . The between-groups analysis showed significant differences after the treatment on lower limb strength and exercise capacity values ( p < 0.05 ) , in three of the EuroQol-5D subscales , and in the total score and the depression subscale of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale . A multimodal therapeutic program has a beneficial effect on physical functioning and perceived variables in hospitalized obese patients with AE COPD
Inflammation appeared to be associated with greater loss of muscle strength .
There was inconclusive evidence that the level of physical activity affects change in skeletal muscle .
In regard to the effect of interventions , only exercise interventions were consistently associated with improved skeletal muscle outcomes .
CONCLUSIONS Adult patients who undergo an unplanned hospital admission may experience a small reduction in knee extension strength and mid-arm muscle mass .
OBJECTIVES The primary objective of the review was to describe change that occurs in skeletal muscle during periods of unplanned hospitalisation in adult patients .
The secondary objective was to examine the relationship between both physical activity and inflammation with the change in skeletal muscle .
A further objective was to investigate the effect of interventions on change in skeletal muscle during periods of unplanned hospitalisation .