PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Alex van 't Hul
AU  - Hans In 't Veen
AU  - Arjen Roos
AU  - Simone van der Sluys
AU  - Alie van Bruggen
TI  - Physical activity in patients with asthma referred to a pulmonologist, a pilot-study
DP  - 2013 Sep 01
TA  - European Respiratory Journal
PG  - P3698
VI  - 42
IP  - Suppl 57
4099  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/42/Suppl_57/P3698.short
4100  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/42/Suppl_57/P3698.full
SO  - Eur Respir J2013 Sep 01; 42
AB  - IntroductionPhysical activity (PA) in daily life has been reported to be low in patients with COPD. In patients with asthma the evaluation of PA has rarely been topic of research. Therefore, the aim of the present pilot-study was to evaluate PA in daily life in patients with asthma newly referred to a pulmonologist.Methods and materialsIn 20 patients with asthma, PA was meaured over 7 consecutive days using the Dynaport® Activity Monitor (McRoberts, The netherlands). The dynaport is a well validated instrument to measure PA in patients with obstructive lung disease. The average number of steps per day, physical activity level (PAL), the time spent at exercise intensity > 3 MET and lying time were selected as parameters of interest. Outcomes were related to accepted PA recommendations for maintaning fitness.ResultsPatient characteristics are presented in Table 1. Three patients (25%) had asthma in control (ACQ<0.75), 7 (35%) had partially controlled (ACQ 0.75-1.5) and 8 patients (40%) uncontrolled asthma (ACQ>1.5). Results with respect to PA are shown in Table 2. Only 2 patients (10%) had >10.000 of the recommended steps/day and only 4 patients (20%) were > 2 hours/day engaged in exercise with an intensity > 3 MET.ConclusionNumerous patients with asthma referred to secondary care, do not meet the recommendations of PA necessary to maintan physical fitness.View this table:Table 1. Patient CharacteristicsView this table:Table 2. Physical activity