1. Sociodemographic Characteristics and Physical Activity in Patients with COPD: A 3-Month Cohort Study
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Sheryl Magzamen, Marilyn L. Moy, Ina Gylys-Colwell, Huong Q. Nguyen, Vincent S. Fan, Alex G Dragnich, Emily Locke, and Nathan Yee
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Male ,Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Longitudinal study ,Physical activity ,Physical exercise ,Walking ,Cohort Studies ,Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive ,03 medical and health sciences ,Social support ,0302 clinical medicine ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,In patient ,Longitudinal Studies ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Social isolation ,Exercise ,Aged ,COPD ,business.industry ,medicine.disease ,030228 respiratory system ,Quality of Life ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Cohort study - Abstract
Decreased physical activity (PA) is associated with morbidity and mortality in COPD patients. In this secondary analysis of data from a 12-week longitudinal study, we describe factors associated with PA in COPD. Participants completed the Physical Activity Checklist (PAC) daily for a 7- to 8-day period. PA was measured monthly using the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE). At three different time points, daily step count was measured for one week with an Omron HJ-720ITC pedometer. The 35 participants were primarily male (94%) and White (91%), with an average age of 66.5 years and FEV
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- 2021
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