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How many steps are enough to avoid severe physical inactivity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
Author(s) -
DEPEW ZACHARY S.,
NOVOTNY PAUL J.,
BENZO ROBERTO P.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
respirology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.857
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1440-1843
pISSN - 1323-7799
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2012.02207.x
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , pulmonary disease , physical activity , population , physical therapy , intensive care medicine , disease , environmental health
While prognostically valuable, physical activity monitoring is not routinely performed for patients with COPD. We aimed to determine the number of daily steps associated with severe physical inactivity (physical activity level <1.40) in this population. We found that a daily step value <4580 is associated with severe physical inactivity. Our results are of significant value for clinicians counselling patients with COPD to help avoid the morbidity of severe physical inactivity.