Prediction of Low-intensity Physical Activity in Stable Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To develop an equation of the predicted amount of low-intensity physical activity (LPA) by analyzing clinical parameters in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, we analyzed the assessments of clinical parameters evaluated every 6 months from the start of pulmonary rehabilitation in 53 outpatients with stable COPD (age 77 ± 6 yrs; 46 men; body mass index 21.8 ± 4.1 kg/m²; forced expiratory volume in one second 63.0 ± 26.4% pred). An uniaxial accelerometer was used to measure the number of steps and the time spent in LPA of 1.8-2.3 metabolic equivalents during 14 consecutive days. We also evaluated body composition, respiratory function, skeletal muscle strength, inspiratory muscle strength, exe

SUBMITTER: Kawagoshi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9910347 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature