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Smita Desai

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Nguyen H, Moy M, Fan V, Gould M, Xiang A, Bailey A, et al.
Nurs Outlook . 2018 Aug; 66(5):455-463. PMID: 30144938
Background: Observational studies show that physical inactivity is associated with worse outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Despite practice guidelines recommending regular physical activity (PA), there are no large-scale...
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Nguyen H, Bailey A, Coleman K, Desai S, Fan V, Gould M, et al.
Contemp Clin Trials . 2015 Nov; 46:18-29. PMID: 26597414
Background: Physical inactivity is significantly associated with more frequent hospitalizations and increased mortality in COPD even after adjusting for disease severity. While practice guidelines recommend regular physical activity for all...
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Nguyen H, Rondinelli J, Harrington A, Desai S, Amy Liu I, Lee J, et al.
Respir Med . 2015 Jan; 109(2):238-46. PMID: 25559374
Background: Efforts to reduce 30-day readmissions are resource intensive. Healthcare systems need to target interventions at patients with the highest risk. Information on physical functioning has been found to increase...
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Nguyen H, Chu L, Amy Liu I, Lee J, Suh D, Korotzer B, et al.
Ann Am Thorac Soc . 2014 Apr; 11(5):695-705. PMID: 24713094
Rationale: Efforts to reduce 30-day readmission have mostly concentrated on addressing deficiencies in care transitions and outpatient management after discharge. There is growing evidence to suggest that physical inactivity is...