P174 An Investigation of Physical Activity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to promote Physical Activity (PA) in Saudi. (11th November 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Alruwaili, R; Albarrati, A; Jones, U; Gale, N
• Is Part Of: Thorax. Volume 77(2022)Supplement 1
• Page Start: A175
• Page End: A176
• Publication Date: 2022-11-11
• Subjects: Chest -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Thorax; Chest -- Diseases; Periodicals; Periodicals; 617.54
• DOI: 10.1136/thorax-2022-BTSabstracts.308
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0040-6376

Abstract

Abstract : Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterised by persistent respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation. Physical Activity (PA) frequently induces breathlessness and thus patients often limit daily activities resulting in further deconditioning. 1 Several studies in COPD have shown that physical activity is associated with lower risk for both COPD associated mortality and in-hospital stays. 2 There is limited research about levels of PA in COPD in Saudi Arabia and the reasons behind levels of physical activity. Study aims: To measure self-reported physical activity, and quality of life (QoL) in people with COPD, compared with a healthy control group from Saudi Arabia. Methods: People with COPD and healthy controls from Saudi Arabia were invited to complete an online survey including International Physical Activity Questionnaires short form (IPAQ-SF), and QoL (EQ-5D-5L). Inactivity was defined as: do not meet the global recommendations of at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity, or 75 minutes vigorous-intensity physical activity per week. Results: 33 COPD participants (26 male) and 44 healthy participants (23 male) were included to the analysis. Mean±standard deviation age of people with COPD was 65.5 ±9.4 and healthy controls was 50.4 ±8.9 years (p<0.05). Table 1 shows that IPAQ, and EQ5DL were significantly different between COPD and healthy people (p<0.05), with COPD lower than published data. Conclusion: The result show that physical activity and quality of life in COPD was lower than healthy controls in Saudi Arabia and lower than normal range of published data. The barriers and the facilitators to physical activity in COPD will be investigated by interviewing patients with COPD allied health professionals. This will inform the development of guidance to promote suitable physical activity in Saudi people with COPD. References: Pitta F, et al . Quantifying physical activity in daily life with questionnaires and motion sensors in COPD. European Respiratory Journal 2006;27 (5):1040–1055. Puhan et al . Simple functional performance tests and mortality in COPD. European Respiratory Journal . 2013;42(4):956–963. World Health Organization 2020. Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health. Jiang R, et al . US population norms for the EQ-5D-5L and comparison of norms from face-to-face and online samples. Quality of Life Research . 2020;30 (3):803–816.