Analysis of nocturnal actigraphic sleep measures in patients with COPD and their association with daytime physical activity.
Gabriele SpinaMartijn A SpruitJennifer AlisonRoberto P BenzoPeter M A CalverleyChristian F ClarenbachRichard W CostelloDavid Donaire-GonzalezSelina DürrJudith Garcia-AymerichArnoldus J R van GestelMarco GrammNidia A HernandesKylie HillNicholas S HopkinsonDiana JarretaMalcolm KohlerAnne M KirstenJörg D LeuppiHelgo MagnussenFrançois MaltaisWilliam D-C ManZoe J McKeoughRafael MesquitaDavid MiedingerFabio PittaSally J SinghFrank W J M SmeenkRuth Tal-SingerBarbara VagagginiBenjamin WaschkiHenrik WatzEmiel F M WoutersStefanie ZoggAlbertus C den BrinkerPublished in: Thorax (2017)
There is a relationship between measures of sleep in patients with COPD and the amount of activity they undertake during the waking day. Identifying groups with specific sleep characteristics may be useful information when designing physical activity-enhancing interventions.