RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Barriers towards physical activity in COPD: a quantitative cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP 702
DO 10.1183/13993003.congress-2020.702
VO 56
IS suppl 64
A1 Sajitha Sophia Sritharan
A1 Elisabeth Bomholt Østergaard
A1 Maria Elkjær
A1 Louise Sand
A1 Ole Hilberg
A1 Søren Helbo
A1 Anders Løkke
YR 2020
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/56/suppl_64/702.abstract
AB Background: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a progressive but preventable and treatable disease, and currently the fourth leading cause of death in the world. Even though it is evident that physical activity relieves dyspnea, anxiety, fatigue and increases quality of life and functional capacity, is it seldom implemented in daily life of people with COPD.Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore barriers towards physical activity in people with COPD and to investigate whether FEV1 and smoking status are negatively correlated to daily activity.Method: A quantitative cross-sectional study conducted in Denmark in 2015. Data was collected using questionnaires developed by the authors after pilot testing it at a COPD rehabilitation. In total, 493 people with COPD were included and data analysis was conducted using STATA.Results: The most significant barrier towards physical activity was low motivation (p < 0,001 and p = 0,009) and comorbidity (p = 0,035 and p = 0,016). In the univariate regression fear of breathlessness was significant (p = 0,009) but became irrelevant (p = 0,385) in the multivariate regression. FEV1, smoking status and training availability had no influence on the level of physical activity.Conclusion: In our study, the main reason why people with COPD did not engage in physical activity was low motivation. The reason for low motivation and hence inactivity (training availability was not a barrier), could be that the training itself was not interesting for the participants. Maybe if the training was creative e.g. if there were yoga or singing classes for people with COPD, it would not be a barrier. Further exploratory studies are needed.FootnotesCite this article as: European Respiratory Journal 2020; 56: Suppl. 64, 702.This abstract was presented at the 2020 ERS International Congress, in session “Respiratory viruses in the "pre COVID-19" era”.This is an ERS International Congress abstract. No full-text version is available. Further material to accompany this abstract may be available at www.ers-education.org (ERS member access only).