OBJETIVO: Verificar a validade ea reprodutibilidade do uso de dois instrumentos subjetivos
para avaliar a limitação nas atividades da vida diária (AVD) em pacientes com doença …

BACKGROUND: It remains unclear how closely the physical inactivity observed in patients
with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) relates to the severity of their airflow …

BACKGROUND: The effects of different exercise training programs on the level of physical
activity in daily life in patients with COPD remain to be investigated. OBJECTIVE: In patients …

Background and objective In smokers without airflow obstruction, detailed, objective and
controlled quantification of the level of physical inactivity in daily life has never been performed. …

Introduction While there are several subjective English tools, such as the London Chest
Activity of Daily Living scale (LCADL), aimed at assessing dyspnoea during activities of daily …

Objective: To evaluate pulmonary function and respiratory muscle strength in chronic renal
failure patients, correlating these variables with hemodialysis-related weight fluctuation; to …

Objective: To determine the validity and reproducibility of a Portuguese-language version of
the Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire (CRQ) in patients with COPD. Methods: A Portuguese…

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has systemic consequences that lead to
reduced physical activity in daily life (PADL). Little is known about PADL and its associations in …

Background Patients with COPD in advanced stages who need long-term home oxygen
therapy (LTHOT) have difficulty participating in outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) …

The study aimed to compare the responsiveness of three instruments to assess self-reported
changes in functional status after exercise training in patients with COPD: Pulmonary …