Relationships between respiratory parameters, exercise capacity and psychosocial factors in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

CONCLUSION: Participants with COPD demonstrated reduced respiratory parameter values and low exercise capacity but moderate PESE. We found significant correlations between exercise capacity and respiratory parameter values, but PESE was correlated with only gait speed and RPE. The study has implications for respiratory health promotion and exercise adherence. PMID: 28797622 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Physica Medica - August 7, 2017 Category: Physics Authors: Awotidebe TO, Awopeju OF, Bisiriyu LA, Ativie RN, Oke KI, Adedoyin RA, Olusola OD, Erhabor GE Tags: Ann Phys Rehabil Med Source Type: research