Open Access<p>Simple standard equation for daily step count in Japanese patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease</p>
Author(s) -
Masayoshi Nakanishi,
Yoshiaki Minakata,
Rie Tanaka,
Hisatoshi Sugiura,
Hikaru Kuroda,
Makoto Yoshida,
Nobuyuki Yamamoto
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s218705
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary disease , copd
The improvement of physical activity in patients with COPD is an important issue. However, no standard for the recommended number of steps for patients with COPD has been determined. We conducted a retrospective observational study to create a simple standard equation for the daily step count, which makes it easier to determine whether each subject is attaining his/her predicted value or not.