Title: Do physically active and not physically active adult subjects with bronchiectasis have different clinical and functional characteristics
Abstract:Introduction: There is growing interest in assessing physical activity in daily life (PADL) in chronic lung diseases. However, PADL has never been studied in adult subjects with non-cystic fibrosis br...Introduction: There is growing interest in assessing physical activity in daily life (PADL) in chronic lung diseases. However, PADL has never been studied in adult subjects with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (nCF-BCt). Aim: To compare the functional and clinical characteristics between physically active (PA, ≥ 7,500 steps/day) and not physically active (nPA, Methods: Eighty subjects (50 women) were evaluated. PADL was assessed according to number of steps taken, calculated over three consecutive days (Yamax, PW-610 model, Tokyo, Japan). The subjects underwent spirometry, an incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT), bioelectrical impedance (fat-free mass index, FFMi), and cardiopulmonary exercise testing. Dyspnea was determined using the Medical Research Council (MRC) scale, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) using St. George9s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ). Results are shown in Table 1. Conclusion: nPA subjects with nCF-BCt have higher dyspnea levels and worse pulmonary function, functional capacity, and HRQoL than PA subjects do.Read More
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-09-01
Language: en
Type: article
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