Physical Activity in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease on Long-Term Oxygen Therapy: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Mara Paneroni Nicolino AmbrosinoCarla SimonelliLaura BertacchiniMassimo Venturelli Venturelli Michele Vitacca

Published in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2019)

COPD patients on LTOT perform less physical activity than patients not needing LTOT, both with and without exercise-induced desaturations. Patients with exercise-induced desaturations do not perform less physical activity than those without.

Keyphrases

physical activity
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
body mass index
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
stem cells
patient reported outcomes
mesenchymal stem cells
air pollution
depressive symptoms
sleep quality
cell therapy