scholarly journals Effects of elastic tape on thoracoabdominal mechanics, dyspnea, exercise capacity, and physical activity level in nonobese male subjects with COPD

2020 ◽  
Vol 129 (3) ◽  
pp. 492-499
Author(s):  
Thiago Fernandes Pinto ◽  
Rafaella Fagundes Xavier ◽  
Adriana Claudia Lunardi ◽  
Cibele Cristine Berto Marques da Silva ◽  
Henrique Takachi Moriya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Exercise Capacity ◽  
Physical Activity Level ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Improve Exercise Capacity ◽  
Male Subjects ◽  
Thoracoabdominal Asynchrony

Elastic tape can be used as a new and low-cost intervention to reduce thoracoabdominal asynchrony and sedentary behavior as well as improve exercise capacity and physical activity level in nonobese male subjects with severe-to-very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

scholarly journals Energy balance in depleted ambulatory patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the effect of physical activity and oral nutritional supplementation

2003 ◽  
Vol 89 (5) ◽  
pp. 725-729 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annelies H. C. Goris ◽  
Marja A. P. Vermeeren ◽  
Emiel F. M. Wouters ◽  
Annemie M. W. J. Schols ◽  
Klaas R. Westerterp
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Energy Balance ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Physical Activity Level ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
The Mean

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often suffer from weight loss. The aim of the present study was to gain insight into the energy balance of depleted ambulatory COPD patients, in relation to their habitual level of physical activity and consumption of oral nutritional supplements. Clinically stable and weight-stable patients (n 20; BMI 19·8± SD 2·0 kg/m2) were studied 1 and 3 months after rehabilitation or recovery in the clinic and were at random assigned to a control or intervention group with regard to nutritional supplementation. Energy intake was measured with a 7 d food record. Energy expenditure was estimated from a simultaneous 7 d assessment of physical activity with a tri-axial accelerometer for movement registration in combination with measured BMR. Body mass was measured at several time points. The body mass remained stable in both groups after 1 or 3 months and mean energy balances were comparable for both groups. The mean body-mass change between month 1 and 3 was negatively related to the mean physical activity level (r −0·49; P=0·03). Weight change over the 3 months was negatively associated with the physical activity level. These results suggest that knowledge about the individual physical activity level is necessary for the estimation of the energy need of the COPD patient.

scholarly journals Changes in physical activity and all-cause mortality in COPD

2014 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 1199-1209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anouk W. Vaes ◽  
Judith Garcia-Aymerich ◽  
Jacob L. Marott ◽  
Marta Benet ◽  
Miriam T.J. Groenen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Mortality Risk ◽  
Physical Activity Level ◽  
Forced Expiratory Volume ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Baseline Physical Activity

Little is known about changes in physical activity in subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and its impact on mortality. Therefore, we aimed to study changes in physical activity in subjects with and without COPD and the impact of physical activity on mortality risk.Subjects from the Copenhagen City Heart Study with at least two consecutive examinations were selected. Each examination included a self-administered questionnaire and clinical examination.1270 COPD subjects and 8734 subjects without COPD (forced expiratory volume in 1 s 67±18 and 91±15% predicted, respectively) were included. COPD subjects with moderate or high baseline physical activity who reported low physical activity level at follow-up had the highest hazard ratios of mortality (1.73 and 2.35, respectively; both p<0.001). In COPD subjects with low baseline physical activity, no differences were found in survival between unchanged or increased physical activity at follow-up. In addition, subjects without COPD with low physical activity at follow-up had the highest hazard ratio of mortality, irrespective of baseline physical activity level (p≤0.05).A decline to low physical activity at follow-up was associated with an increased mortality risk in subjects with and without COPD. These observational data suggest that it is important to assess and encourage physical activity in the earliest stages of COPD in order to maintain a physical activity level that is as high as possible, as this is associated with better prognosis.

scholarly journals Impact of Previous Physical Activity Levels on Symptomatology, Functionality, and Strength during an Acute Exacerbation in COPD Patients

Healthcare ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura López-López ◽  
Irene Torres-Sánchez ◽  
Ramón Romero-Fernández ◽  
María Granados-Santiago ◽  
Janet Rodríguez-Torres ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Exercise Capacity ◽  
Functional Independence Measure ◽  
Functional Independence ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Copd Patients ◽  
Hospital Patients

The main objective of this study is to determine the relationship between physical activity (PA) level prior to hospitalization and the pulmonary symptomatology, functionality, exercise capacity, and strength of acute exacerbated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. In this observational study, all data were taken during the patient’s first day in hospital. Patients were divided into two groups (a PA group, and a physical inactivity (PI) group), according to the PA level evaluated by the Baecke questionnaire. Cough status was evaluated by the Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ), and dyspnea was assessed using the modified Medical Research Council dyspnea scale (mMRC). Functionality was measured by the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) and the London Chest Activity of Daily Living scale (LCADL). Exercise capacity was evaluated by the two-minute step-in-place (2MSP) test, and strength assessed by dynamometry. A total of 151 patients were included in this observational study. Patients in the PI group obtained worse results compared to the PA group, and significant differences (p < 0.05) were found in all of the variables. Those COPD patients who regularly perform PA have less dyspnea and cough, as well as better functionality, exercise capacity and strength during an exacerbation, without relationship to the severity of the pathology.

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