Physical activity, functional capacity, and sedentary behaviour in people with interstistial lung disease

• Autor(a) principal: Grave, Ana Sofia Brites
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/24841
• topic: Physical activity; Functional capacity; Sedentary behaviour; Interstistial lung disease

People with interstitial lung disease (ILD) experience reduced functional capacity and physical activity and increased sedentary behaviour. Limited research exists on this topic. We aimed to: i) charcaterize functional capacity, levels of physical activity, and sedentary behaviour; ii) explore their determinants and relantionships; iii) determine the distribution of participants across quadrants in peolple with ILD. A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted. Functional capacity was measured with the 1-minute sit-to-stand, physical activity and sedentary behaviour were assessed with accelerometry. Statistical analyses wre performed to compare groups and identify associations between variables. 78 individuals (mean age of 68 years, 41♀ participated. Significant diferences were observed in physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and functional capaciy according to the severity of ILD. Age, dysponea, long-term oxygen therapy use, and functional capacity were associated with physical activity, while the presence of hypersensivity pneumonitis and balance were associated with sedentary behaviour. Most of participants were on the “can do, do do” and the “ can’t do, don’t do2 on physical activity quadrants and on the quadrants “can do, less sedentary” and “can’t do, more sedentary”. ILD patients have low functional capacity and are highly inactive and sedentary. There are modifying factos associated with these domains.