Artigos Científicos

 

2020

Rodrigues et al. Are the Effects of High-Intensity Exercise Training Different in Patients with COPD Versus COPD+Asthma Overlap? Lung. 2020.

Proença et al. Profile and determinants of daily physical activity objectively assessed in university students. J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2020.

Andrello et al. Maximum Voluntary Ventilation and Its Relationship With Clinical Outcomes in Subjects With COPD. Respir Care. 2020.

Schneider et al. Total volume/week of physical activity: an underused variable of physical activity in daily life in patients with copd and its association with exercise capacity. Pulmonology. 2020.

Kakitsuka et al. Six-minute walk test in burned subjects: Applicability, reproducibility and performance at hospital discharge. Burns. 2020.

Tino et al. Which is the best protocol and cut-off point in the 4-metre gait speed test to discriminate exercise capacity in COPD? J Bras Pneumol. 2020.

Schneider et al. Physical activity and inactivity among different body composition phenotypes in individuals with moderate to very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Braz J Phys Ther. 2020.

 

2019

Martinez et al. Difference Between Slow and Forced Vital Capacity and Its Relationship with Dynamic Hyperinflation in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Lung. 2019.

Machado et al. Clinical impact of body composition phenotypes in patients with COPD: a retrospective analysis. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2019.

Fonseca et al. Muscle Dysfunction in Smokers and Patients With Mild COPD: a systematic review. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2019. 

Rodrigues et al. Cluster analysis identifying patients with COPD at high risk of 2-year all-cause mortality. Chron Respir Dis. 2019.

Belo et al. Functional Status of Patients with COPD Assessed by London Chest Activity of Daily Living Scale: Gender Association and Validity of a Cutoff Point. Lung. 2019.

Belo et al. A breath of fresh air: Validity and reliability of a Portuguese version of the Multidimensional Dyspnea Profile for patients with COPD. PLoS One. 2019.

 

2018

Machado et al. Agreement of different reference equations to classify patients with COPD as having reduced or preserved 6MWD. Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia. 2017.

Morita et al. Best Protocol for the Sit-to-Stand Test in Subjects With COPD. Respir Care. 2018.

Rodrigues et al. Increasing Physical Activity in Daily Life in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: To Solve the Puzzle, Every Piece Counts. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018.

Morita et al. Heart Rate Recovery, Physical Activity Level, and Functional Status in Subjects With COPD. Respir Care. 2018.

Bisca et al. 4-Meter Gait Speed Test in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: INTERRATER RELIABILITY USING A STOPWATCH. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2018.

Schneider et al. Sedentary Behaviour and Physical Inactivity in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Two Sides of the Same Coin? COPD. 2018

Sant'Anna et al. Oxygen Desaturation in Daily Life and During a Laboratory-Based Protocol of Activities of Daily Living in COPD: Is There Relationship? Lung. 2018.

 

2017

Machado et al. Agreement of different reference equations to classify patients with COPD as having reduced or preserved 6MWD. Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia. 2017.

Travassos et al. Fat-free mass depletion in patients with COPD in Brazil: development of a new cutoff point and its relation with mortality and extrapulmonary manifestations. European Journal of  Clinical Nutrition. 2017.

Rodrigues et al. Maximal Inspiratory Pressure: Does the Choice of Reference Values Actually Matter? Chest. 2017.

Paes & Machado et al. Multitask protocols to evaluate activities of daily living performance in people with COPD: a systematic review. Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine. 2017.

Furlanetto & Pitta. Oxygen therapy devices and portable ventilators for improved physical activity in daily life in patients with chronic respiratory disease. Expert Review of Medical Devices. 2017.

Furlanetto et al. Physical Activity of Patients with COPD from Regions with Different Climatic Variations. Journal of COPD. 2017.

Furlanetto et al. Sedentary Behavior Is an Independent Predictor of Mortality in Subjects With COPD. Respiratory Care. 2017.

Sant’Anna et al. Development, Validity and Reliability of the Londrina Activities of Daily Living Protocol for Subjects With COPD. Respiratory Care. 2017.

Paes et al. Londrina Activities of Daily Living Protocol: Reproducibility, Validity, and Reference Values in Physically Independent Adults Age 50 Years and Older. Respiratory Care. 2017.

Morakami et al.  Can the six-minute walk distance predict the occurrence of acute exacerbations of COPD in patients in Brazil? Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia.  2017.

 

2016

Rodrigues et al. Is the six-minute walk test a useful tool to prescribe high-intensity exercise in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? Heart Lung. 2016.

Cavalheri et al. Correlações entre o índice BODE e variáveis máximas de esforço em pacientes com DPOC. ASSOBRAFIR Ciência. 2016.

Schuna et al. Validation of an integrated pedal desk and electronic behavior tracking platform. BMC Research Notes. 2016.

Monteiro et al. Validity and Reproducibility of the Glittre ADL-Test in Obese and Post-Bariatric Surgery Patients. Obes Surg. 2016.

Mesquita et al. Measurement properties of the Timed Up & Go test in patients with COPD. Chron Respir Dis. 2016.

Fonseca et al. Trinta minutos de repouso entre dois testes de caminhada de 6 minutos são suficientes para recuperação cardiovascular e sintomatológica em pacientes com doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica? Fisioterapia e Pesquisa, 2016.

Furlanetto & Soares et al. Profile of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease classified as physically active and inactive according to different thresholds of physical activity in daily life. Braz J Phys Ther. 2016.

Castro et al. Static and Functional Balance in Individuals With COPD: Comparison With Healthy Controls and Differences According to Sex and Disease Severity. Respiratory Care. 2016.

 

2015

Andrade & Nobrega et al. Perfil dos pacientes com DPOC que melhoram a capacidade de exercício após treinamento. ConScientiae Saúde. 2015.

Schneider et al. Comparação entre sensores de movimento quanto à estimativa do gasto energético em jovens saudáveis. ASSOBRAFIR Ciência. 2015.

Bisca & Morita et al. Simple lower limb functional tests in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: a systematic review. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2015.

Spina et al. Identifying physical activity profiles in COPD patients using topic models. IEEE J Biomed Health Inform. 2015.

Moreira & Donária et al. GOLD B-C-D groups or GOLD II-III-IV grades: Which one better reflects the functionality of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? Chron Respir Dis. 2015.

Nellessen et al. Analysis of three different equations for predicting quadriceps femoris muscle strength in patients with COPD. J Bras Pneumologia. 2015.

Mesquita et al. Objectively identified comorbidities in COPD: impact on pulmonary rehabilitation outcomes. Eur Resp J. 2015.

Spruit et al. Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Physical Activity in Patients with COPD. Am J Resp and Crit Care Med. 2015.

Carvalho et al. Functional exercise capacity evaluation in an aquatic environment. Fisioterapia e Pesquisa. 2015.

Mesquita et al. Smoking status and its relationship with exercise capacity, physical activity in daily life and quality of life in physically independent, elderly individuals. Physiotherapy. 2014.

2014

Rodrigues et al. Quais fatores determinam o uso de oxigênio no treinamento físico de pacientes com DPOC? ASSOBRAFIR Ciência. 2014.

Landal et al. Fatores associados à melhora da composição corporal em indivíduos com DPOC após treinamento físico. Fisioter Mov. 2014

Donária et al. Relationship Between Sniff Nasal Inspiratory Pressure and BODE Index in Patients with COPD. Lung. 2014

Sipoli et al. Spirometry in healthy subjects: Do technical details of the test procedure affect the results? PLoS One. 2014

Mantoani et  al. Long-term effects of a program to increase physical activity in  smokers. Chest. 2014.

Bisca et al. Minimal detectable change of the London chest activity of daily living scale in patients with COPD. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2014 

Za batiero et al. Comparison  of two strategies using pedometers to counteract physical inactivity in smokers. Nicotine Tob Res. 2014.

Furlanet to et al. Reduction of physical activity in d aily life and its dete rminants in smokers without airflow obstruction. Respirology. 2014.

 

Mesquita et al. Respiratory muscle strength during and after hospitalization for COPD exacerbation. Respir Care. 2013.

Mesquita e t al. Within-day test-retest  reliability of the Timed Up & Go test in patients with advanced chronic organ failure. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2013.

Nellesse n et al. Phy siotherapy and rehabilitative interventions in patients with chronic respiratory diseases: exercise and non-exercise treatment. Panminerva Med. 2013.

Hernandes  et al. Physical activity in daily life in physically independent elderly participating in community-based exercise program. Braz J Phys Ther. 2013. 

 

Hernandes & Pitta. Use of expiratory positive airway pressure delivered by a spring load resistor during exercise: a new tool to optimize exercise training in patients with COPD? Respiratory Care. 2012.

Sant’Anna e t al. Evaluation of a new motion sensor in  patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2012.

Vitorass o et al. Is walking in daily life a moderate intensity activity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2012.

Proença  et al. Mucociliary clearance and its relation with the level of  physical activity in daily life in healthy smokers and nonsmokers. Rev Port Pneumol. 2012.

Monteiro  et al. Obesity and physical activity in the daily life o f patients with COPD. Lung. 2012.

Kovelis  et al. Short-term effects of using pedometers to increase daily physical activity in smokers:  a randomized trial. Respir Care. 2012.

Probst & Hernande s et al. Reference values for the increme ntal shuttle walking test. Respir Med. 2012. 

Cavalheri e t al. Maximum voluntary ventilation is more strongly associated with energy expenditure during simple activities of daily living than measures of airflow obstruction or respiratory muscle strengt h in patients with COPD. Chron Respir Dis. 2012.

 

Probs t et al. Effects of 2 exercise training programs on physical activity in daily life in pa tients with COPD. Respir Care. 2011.

Kovelis  et al. Responsiveness of three instruments to assess self-reported functional status in patients with C OPD. COPD. 2011.

Hernande s et al. Reproducibility of 6-minute walking test in patients with COPD. Eur Respir J. 2011. 

Camillo et  al. Improvement of heart rate variability after exercise training and its predictors in COPD. Respir Med. 2011.

Proença  et al. Immediate and short term effects of smoking on nasal mucociliary clearance in smokers. Rev Port Pneumol. 2011.

Cav alheri et al. Energy expenditure during daily activities as measured by two motion sensors in patients with COPD. Resp Med. 2011.

Mantoani e t al. Does the BODE index reflect the level of physical activity in daily life in patients with COPD? Rev Bras Fisioter. 2011.

 

Cavalheri  et al. Effects of arm bracing posture on respiratory muscle strength and pulmonary function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Rev Port Pneumol. 2010.

Cavalheri  et al. Estimation of maximal work rate based on the 6-minute walk test and fat-free mass in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2010.

Furlanetto e t al. Step counting and energy expenditure estimation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and healthy elderly: accuracy of 2 motion sensors. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2010.

 

Hernandes  et al. Profile of the level of physical activity in the daily lives of patients with COPD in Brazil. J Bras Pneumol. 2009.

Moreira et  al. Portuguese-language version of the Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire: a validity and reproducibility study. J Bras Pneumol. 2009. 

Pitta  et al. Comparison of daily physical activity between COPD patients from Central Europe and South America. Respir Med. 2009.

Peres & Brunetto. Exercise Capacity on Hemodialysis Patients. The FIEP Bulletin. 2009.

 

Kovelis  et al. Validation of the Modified Pulmonary Functional Status and Dyspnea Questionnaire and the Medical Research Council scale for use in Brazilian patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. J Bras Pneumol. 2008.

Kovelis  et al. Pulmonary function and respiratory muscle strength in chronic renal failure patients on hemodialysis. J Bras Pneumol. 2008.

Camillo et  al. Heart rate variability and disease characteristics in patients with COPD. Lung. 2008.

Pitta  et al. Are patients with COPD more active after pulmonary rehabilitation? Chest. 2008.

Pitta et  al. Relationship between pulmonary function and physical activity in daily life in patients with COPD. Respir Med. 2008.

Alv es et al. Performance analysis of the Flutter VRP1 under different flows and angles. Respir Care. 2008.

Pitta et  al. Validation of the Portuguese version of the London Chest Activity of Daily Living Scale (LCADL) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. Rev Por Pneumol. 2008. 

 

Pitt a et al. Potential consequences for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients who do not get the recommended minimum daily amount of physical activity. J Bras Pneumol. 2006. 

Probst e t al. Cardiopulmonary stress during exercise training in patients with COPD. Eur Respir J. 2006. 

Pitta  et al. Quantifying physical activity in daily life with questionnaires and motion sensors in COPD. Eur Respir J. 2006. 

Pitt a et al. Physical activity and hospitalization for exacerbation of COPD. Chest. 2006. 

 

Pitta  et  al.  Activity monitoring for assessment of physical activities in daily life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.  Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2005. 

Pitta et  al. Characteristics of physical activities in daily life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2005. 

 

Pitta e t  al.  Effects of isolated cycle ergometer training on patients with moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.  Respiration. 2004.