The association between objectively measured physical activity and morning symptoms in COPD.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The morning is the most bothersome period for COPD patients. Morning symptom severities in different Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) stages are not well studied. Furthermore, factors that are associated with morning symptoms, especially the associations with objectively measured physical activity, are also not well described.

Materials and methods

The aim of this cross-sectional observational study was to assess morning symptom severity in GOLD A, B, C and D patients, according to the definitions of the GOLD 2015 statement. Morning symptoms were assessed with the PRO-Morning COPD Symptoms Questionnaire. Differences in morning symptom severity between different COPD stages were assessed with a one-way analysis of variance followed by post

SUBMITTER: van Buul AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5633288 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature