ArticleJornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia2014
Barriers associated with reduced physical activity in COPD patients.
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Elastic Tape Reduces Dyspnea and Improves Health Status, and Health-related Quality of Life in Non-obese COPD Males: a Randomized Controlled Trial
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Clinical assessment of balance and functional impairments in people with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.ERJ open research · 2022Review
- Physical activity and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a scoping review.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2022Article
- Symptom variability over the course of the day in patients with stable COPD in Brazil: a real-world observational study.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia · 2020Observational
- Factors influencing the physical activity in daily life of male patients with different levels of severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Journal of physical therapy science · 2018Article
- Daily Objective Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Adults with COPD Using Spirometry Data from Canadian Measures Health Survey.Canadian respiratory journal · 2018Article
- Barriers and enablers of physical activity engagement for patients with COPD in primary care.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2017Article
- Cut-offs for daily step counts are associated with measures of health status in people with COPD: An observational study.Chronic respiratory diseaseObservational
- Low income as a determinant of exercise capacity in COPD.Chronic respiratory diseaseArticle
- Comparative Assessment of CPETIn vivo (Athens, Greece)Article
- Assessing quadriceps muscle strength as a tool to determine the approach to and prognosis in COPD patients.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e TisilogiaArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the ability of COPD patients to perform activities of daily living (ADL); to identify barriers that prevent these individuals from performing ADL; and to correlate those barriers with dyspnea severity, six-minute walk test (6MWT), and an ADL limitation score.
methodsIn COPD patients and healthy, age-matched controls, the number of steps, the distance walked, and walking time were recorded with a triaxial accelerometer, for seven consecutive days. A questionnaire regarding perceived barriers and the London Chest Activity of Daily Living (LCADL) scale were used in order to identify the factors that prevent the performance of ADL. The severity of dyspnea was assessed with two scales, whereas submaximal exercise capacity was determined on the basis of the 6MWT.
resultsWe evaluated 40 COPD patients and 40 controls. In comparison with the control values, the mean walk time was significantly shorter for COPD patients (68.5 ± 25.8 min/day vs. 105.2 ± 49.4 min/day; p < 0.001), as was the distance walked (3.9 ± 1.9 km/day vs. 6.4 ± 3.2 km/day; p < 0.001). The COPD patients also walked fewer steps/day. The most common self-reported barriers to performing ADL were lack of infrastructure, social influences, and lack of willpower. The 6MWT distance correlated with the results obtained with the accelerometer but not with the LCADL scale results.
conclusionsPatients with COPD are less active than are healthy adults of a comparable age. Physical inactivity and the barriers to performing ADL have immediate implications for clinical practice, calling for early intervention measures.
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