S Barriga1, F Rodrigues2, C Bárbara2. 1. Centro Hospitalar de Torres Vedras, Torres Vedras, Portugal. Electronic address: susana.barriga@gmail.com. 2. Serviço Pneumologia - Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, Faculdade de Medicina Universidade Lisboa, Portugal.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease with great impact on the ability to carry out physical activity. OBJECTIVE: To identify the main factors that affect physical activity in the daily life of patients with COPD. METHODS: Physical activity in daily routine has been evaluated according to the London Chest Activity of Daily Living scale (LCADL) and the pedometer counting the number of steps per day, for a period of three days. Fifty-five male patients with a diagnosis of moderate to very severe COPD were included (aged 67±9.6 years; FEV1 50.8±14.7% predicted). RESULTS: Patients walked on average 4972 steps per day. Very severe COPD patients (n=12) walked much less than severe (n=21) and moderate (n=22) patients (respectively 3079.8 versus 4853.5 and 6118.1 steps per day, p<0.001). The number of steps per day had a negative correlation with age, dyspnea (mMRC), depression, BODE index and pulmonary hyperinflation; and a positive correlation with the distance covered in the six-minute walk test (6MWT), forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1), carbon monoxide diffusion capacity (DLCO), arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2) and body mass index (BMI). CONCLUSIONS: The main factors that correlated with limited physical activity in daily life routine of this group of COPD patients were dyspnea and 6 min walking distance. These patients form a sedentary group, with a low rate of daily physical activity, which is more evident in patients with GOLD spirometry stage IV. Although pedometer is simpler and less accurate than other devices, it can be used to detect significant restraints daily life physical activity of COPD patients.
INTRODUCTION:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease with great impact on the ability to carry out physical activity. OBJECTIVE: To identify the main factors that affect physical activity in the daily life of patients with COPD. METHODS: Physical activity in daily routine has been evaluated according to the London Chest Activity of Daily Living scale (LCADL) and the pedometer counting the number of steps per day, for a period of three days. Fifty-five male patients with a diagnosis of moderate to very severe COPD were included (aged 67±9.6 years; FEV1 50.8±14.7% predicted). RESULTS:Patients walked on average 4972 steps per day. Very severe COPDpatients (n=12) walked much less than severe (n=21) and moderate (n=22) patients (respectively 3079.8 versus 4853.5 and 6118.1 steps per day, p<0.001). The number of steps per day had a negative correlation with age, dyspnea (mMRC), depression, BODE index and pulmonary hyperinflation; and a positive correlation with the distance covered in the six-minute walk test (6MWT), forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1), carbon monoxide diffusion capacity (DLCO), arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2) and body mass index (BMI). CONCLUSIONS: The main factors that correlated with limited physical activity in daily life routine of this group of COPDpatients were dyspnea and 6 min walking distance. These patients form a sedentary group, with a low rate of daily physical activity, which is more evident in patients with GOLD spirometry stage IV. Although pedometer is simpler and less accurate than other devices, it can be used to detect significant restraints daily life physical activity of COPDpatients.
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