Prognosis and longitudinal changes of physical activity in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Prognosis and longitudinal changes of physical activity in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Abstract Background Physical activity (PA) is associated with disease severity in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), but longitudinal studies evaluating its prognostic value and changes over time are lacking. Methods We measured PA (steps per day, SPD) in a cohort of 46 IPF-patients (mean age, 67 ...

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Main Authors: Thomas Bahmer, Anne-Marie Kirsten, Benjamin Waschki, Klaus F. Rabe, Helgo Magnussen, Detlef Kirsten, Marco Gramm, Simone Hummler, Eva Brunnemer, Michael Kreuter, Henrik Watz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Functional status (activity levels)
Physical exercise
Triaxial accelerometer
Mortality
Longitudinal studies
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-017-0444-0

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