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Effects of Mind-Body Exercise on Pulmonary Function and Functional Exercise Capacity in Older Adults with COPD: A Three-Level Meta-Analysis

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Abstract

Background/Objectives : Mind-body exercise may improve pulmonary function and exercise capacity in older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but its overall effects and potential variation by exercise modality and intervention duration remain uncertain.

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Ningxia Normal University · Qinghai Minzu University

Life · 30 Aug 2026 · CC BY

doi.org/10.3390/life16091444PubMed 42795309

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