Premium
Impact of comorbidities on physical activity in COPD
Author(s) -
Sievi Noriane A.,
Senn Oliver,
Brack Thomas,
Brutsche Martin H.,
Frey Martin,
Irani Sarosh,
Leuppi Jörg D.,
Thurnheer Robert,
Franzen Daniel,
Kohler Malcolm,
Clarenbach Christian F.
Publication year - 2015
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/resp.12456
Subject(s) - comorbidity , medicine , copd , univariate analysis , quartile , cohort , multivariate analysis , physical therapy , confidence interval
Both comorbidities and physical inactivity have been shown to impair quality of life and contribute to hospital admissions and mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. We hypothesized that the comorbid status predicts the level of daily physical activity (PA) in COPD.