Home-based pulmonary rehabilitation for subjects with COPD: a randomized study

…, APT Luise, OA Nascimento, MR Gazzotti… - Respiratory …, 2015 - rc.rcjournal.com
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to develop an efficient, low-cost, home-based
pulmonary rehabilitation program and to evaluate the impact of the program on exercise as …

Dynamic hyperinflation during activities of daily living in COPD patients

…, FR Nogueira, EF Porto, MR Gazzotti… - Chronic Respiratory …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
The objective of this study was to investigate whether some activities of daily living (ADLs)
usually related to dyspnea sensation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (…

Evaluation of effects of shoulder girdle training on strength and performance of activities of daily living in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

…, NH do Nascimento, MR Gazzotti… - … Journal of Chronic …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Background Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have some
limitations during activities of daily living that involve the arms. There is little information on the …

Frequency of osteoporosis and vertebral fractures in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients

MR Gazzotti, CM Roco, CO Pradella… - Archivos de …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disease characterized by low bone mass
and/or microarchitectural deterioration of bone. Osteoporosis is a risk factor for fractures …

Quality of life and physical limitations in primary brain tumor patients

MR Gazzotti, SMF Malheiros, M Batan Alith… - Quality of Life …, 2011 - Springer
Objective To correlate quality of life (QoL) and physical limitations in histological proven
primary brain tumor patients using a battery of generic, disease-specific and symptom …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of five different guideline indication criteria for spirometry, including modified GOLD criteria, in order to detect COPD: data from 5,315 subjects in …

…, B Celli, OA Nascimento, MR Gazzotti… - NPJ primary care …, 2014 - nature.com
Background: Spirometry is the gold standard for diagnosing chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD). Although there are a number of different guideline criteria for deciding who …

Perspective of pulmonary rehabilitation centers in Latin America

…, IT Ivanaga, L Chiavegato, MR Gazzotti… - COPD: Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a mandatory component of a comprehensive treatment of
patients with chronic respiratory disease. However, there is no officially published data about …

Physiological requirements to perform the Glittre Activities of Daily Living test by subjects with mild-to-severe COPD

GF Souza, GL Moreira, A Tufanin, MR Gazzotti… - Respiratory …, 2017 - rc.rcjournal.com
BACKGROUND: The Glittre activities of daily living (ADL) test is supposed to evaluate the
functional capacity of COPD patients. The physiological requirements of the test and the time …

Internet use for health-care information by subjects with COPD

CK Delgado, MR Gazzotti, IL Santoro… - Respiratory …, 2015 - rc.rcjournal.com
BACKGROUND: Although the internet is an important tool for entertainment, work, learning,
shopping, and communication, it is also a possible source for information on health and …

The glittre ADL-test differentiates COPD patients with and without self-reported functional limitation

…, A Sarmento, GL Moreira, MR Gazzotti… - COPD: Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The Glittre ADL-test is based on important and common activities of daily living (ADLs), and
it is an useful test to objectively distinguish patients with and without self-reported functional …