Accurate assessment of the amount and intensity of physical activity in daily life is
considered very important due to the close relationship between physical activity level …

Pitta F, Troosters T, Spruit MA, Decramer M, Gosselink R. Activity monitoring for assessment
of physical activities in daily life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …

Symptoms during physical activity and physical inactivity are hallmarks of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD). Our aim was to evaluate the validity and usability of six activity …

BACKGROUND: In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), energy
expenditure (EE) assessment during the performance of daily activities is not yet studied in …

Background Objectively measuring daily physical activity (PA) using an accelerometer is a
relatively expensive and time-consuming undertaking. In routine clinical practice it would be …

1. Morgan M. Life in slow motion: quantifying physical activity in COPD. Thorax 2008; 63:
663–4. 2. Pitta F, Troosters T, Probst VS, et al. Quantifying physical activity in daily life with …

The present study aimed to measure physical activity in patients with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) to: 1) identify the disease stage at which physical activity …

Physical activity (PA) is of key importance for health among healthy persons and individuals
with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). PA has multiple dimensions that can be …

There is increasing interest in the objective measurement of physical activity in chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients due to the close relationship between …

This study was designed to evaluate the performance of movement detectors (pedometers)
in measuring daily activity of patients with chronic lung disease. Three groups of subjects …