ArticleRespiratory research2015
Influence of weather and atmospheric pollution on physical activity in patients with COPD.
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- Interventions for promoting physical activity in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- The Effect of a Future-Self Avatar Mobile Health Intervention (FutureMe) on Physical Activity and Food Purchases: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Trial
- Promoting physical activity in COPD: Insights from a randomized trial of a web-based intervention and pedometer use.Respiratory medicine · 2017Trial
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- Associations of individual exposure to particulate matter with next-day physical activity and sedentary behaviour in older adults: a micro-longitudinal study.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Daily relationship between air pollution and physical activity in an industrial region.Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2026Article
- Physical activity in COPD: a scoping review of methods and behaviour change techniques.ERJ open research · 2026Review
- People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and exercise behaviour: a scoping review using the CFIR framework.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2026Article
- The role of neighbourhood-level sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics on the physical activity of people with COPD.ERJ open research · 2025Article
- Objectively measured the impact of ambient air pollution on physical activity for older adults.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Long-term ambient air pollution exposure and prospective change in sedentary behaviour and physical activity in individuals at risk of type 2 diabetes in the UK.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2024Article
- Processing of Sedentary Time and Its Reference Equation in Patients with COPD.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2024Article
- The association of weather conditions with day-to-day variability in physical activity in patients with COPD.ERJ open research · 2023Article
- Objective Measurement of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Points to Keep in Mind during Evaluations.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Impact of ambient air pollution on physical activity and sedentary behavior in children.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Effects of Air Pollution on the Health of Older Adults during Physical Activities: Mapping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Factors affecting outdoor physical activity in extreme temperatures in a sub-tropical Chinese urban population: an exploratory telephone survey.BMC public health · 2023Article
- A cross-sectional survey on the effects of ambient temperature and humidity on health outcomes in individuals with chronic respiratory disease.Canadian journal of respiratory therapy : CJRT = Revue canadienne de la therapie respiratoire : RCTR · 2023Article
- Physical activity and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a scoping review.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2022Article
- The effect of temperature on physical activity: an aggregated timeseries analysis of smartphone users in five major Chinese cities.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2022Article
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Abstract
rationaleInformation concerning how climate and atmospheric pollutants affects physical activity in COPD patients is lacking and might be valuable in determining when physical activity should be encouraged.
methodsSeventy-three stable COPD patients recorded on daily diary cards worsening of respiratory symptoms, peak expiratory flow rate, hours spent outside the home and the number of steps taken per day. Pedometry data was recorded on 16,478 days, an average of 267 days per patient (range 29-658). Daily data for atmospheric PM10 and ozone (O3) were obtained for Bloomsbury Square, Central London from the Air Quality Information Archive databases. Daily weather data were obtained for London Heathrow from the British Atmospheric Data Archive.
resultsColder weather below 22.5 °C, reduced daily step count by 43.3 steps day per °C (95% CI 2.14 to 84.4; p = 0.039) and activity was lower on rainy than dry days (p = 0.002) and on overcast compared to sunny days (p < 0.001). Daily step count was 434 steps per day lower on Sunday than Saturday (p < 0.001) and 353 steps per day lower on Saturday than Friday (p < 0.001). After allowance for these effects, higher O3 levels decreased activity during the whole week (-8 steps/ug/m3; p = 0.005) and at weekends (-7.8 steps/ug/m3; p = 0.032). Whilst, during the week PM10 reduced activity (p = 0.018) but not during the weekend.
conclusionsInactivity of COPD patients is greatest on cold, wet and overcast days and at the weekends. This study also provides evidence of an independent effect of atmospheric pollution at high levels.
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