Progression of physical inactivity in COPD patients: the effect of time and climate conditions - a multicenter prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Longitudinal data on the effect of time and environmental conditions on physical activity (PA) among COPD patients are currently scarce, but this is an important factor in the design of trials to test interventions that might impact on it. Thus, we aimed to assess the effect of time and climate conditions (temperature, day length and rainfall) on progression of PA in a cohort of COPD patients.

Patients and methods

This is a prospective, multicenter, cohort study undertaken as part of the EU/IMI PROactive project, in which we assessed 236 COPD patients simultaneously wearing two activity monitors (Dynaport MiniMod and Actigraph GT3X). A multivariable generalized linear model analysis was conducted to describe the effect of the explanatory variables on PA measures, ove

SUBMITTER: Boutou AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6732558 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature