Alícia Josa-Culleré, Xavier Basagaña, Sarah Koch, Ane Arbillaga-Etxarri, Eva Balcells, Magda Bosch de Basea, Nuria Celorrio, Maria Foraster, Robert Rodriguez-Roisin, Alicia Marin, Gabriela P Peralta, Diego A Rodríguez-Chiaradia, Pere Simonet, Pere Torán-Monserrat, Pere Vall-Casas, Judith Garcia-Aymerich
INTRODUCTION: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) accumulate low levels of physical activity. How environmental factors affect their physical activity in the short-term is uncertain. AIM: to assess the short-term effects of air pollution and weather on physical activity levels in COPD patients. METHODS: This multi-center panel study assessed 408 COPD patients from Catalonia (Spain). Daily physical activity (i.e., steps, time in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), locomotion intensity, and sedentary time) was recorded in two 7-day periods, one year apart, using the Dynaport MoveMonitor...
January 16, 2024: Environmental Research