Effect of Breathing Meditation Program on the Lung Function in Physically Disabled Elderly Individuals
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2. Nagano A, Wakabayashi H, Maeda K, et al (2021). Respiratory sarcopenia and sar-copenic respiratory disability: concepts, diagnosis, and treatment. J Nutr Health Aging, 25(4): 507-515.
3. Raina P, Gilsing A, Mayhew AJ, et al (2020). Individual and population level impact of chronic conditions on functional disability in older adults. PLoS One, 15(2): e0229160.
4. Hirota R, Terashima Y, Ohnishi H, et al (2024). Prognostic factors for respiratory dysfunction for cervical spinal cord in-jury and/or cervical fractures in elderly patients: a multicenter survey. Global Spine J, 14(1): 101-112.
5. Wang K, Jia S, Zhao W, Ge M, Dong B (2023). The creatinine-to-cystatin C ratio (a surrogate marker of muscle mass) as a predictor of lung function decline in older adults: A nationwide longitudinal study in China. Respir Med, 211: 107197.
6. Hee-jin Kim, & Lee Mi-seon (2022). The ef-fects of a meditation program on daily living activities, self-expression, and quality of life in elderly people with mild dementia. J Korean Wellness Society, 17(2): 33-41.
7. Villamil-Parra W, Mancera-Soto E, Torrella JR, Cristancho-Mejía E (2023). Effect of an 8-week physical exercise program on functional physical fitness and quality of life in elderly people with Chronic Ob-structive Pulmonary Disease residing at high altitude. Trials, 24(1): 1-13.
8. Yang YL, Xiang ZJ, Yang JH, et al (2020). Association of β-blocker use with surviv-al and pulmonary function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary and cardiovascular disease: a systematic re-view and meta-analysis. Eur Heart J, 41(46): 4415-4422.
9. Zhao M, Wang M, Zhang J, et al (2020). Ad-vances in the relationship between coronavirus infection and cardiovascu-lar diseases. Biomedicine & Pharmacothera-py, 127: 110230.
10. Woods A, Gustafson O, Williams M, Stiger R (2023). The effects of inspiratory mus-cle training on inspiratory muscle strength, lung function and quality of life in adults with spinal cord injuries: a systematic review and Meta-analysis. Disabil Rehabil, 45(17): 2703-2714.
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Kim Y. Effect of Breathing Meditation Program on the Lung Function in Physically Disabled Elderly Individuals. Iran J Public Health. 2025;54(4):885-887.