Comparison of Physical Activity Patterns among Three Major Chronic Respiratory Diseases
Leandro Cruz Mantoani,
Karina Couto Furlanetto,
Carlos Augusto Camillo
et al.
Abstract:Although the level of physical activity in daily life (PADL) plays a vital role concerning the health of subjects with chronic lung diseases, it remains uncertain how PADL patterns compare among different conditions. This study’s objective was to compare the PADL levels of subjects with COPD, asthma and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF); and to investigate PADL behaviour in different diseases’ severity. Stable subjects who had not undergone pulmonary rehabilitation in the previous year were included. Subject… Show more
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