Functional Capacity and Physical Activity in COPD: Associations with Hospitalizations, Health related Quality of Life and Mortality. A Prospective study

2026-01-06 respiratory medicine Title + abstract only

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ObjectiveTo demonstrate the association between hospital admissions, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), limitations in daily activities, mortality, and survival in relation to physical activity (PA) and functional capacity (FC), which were used together to classify a cohort of COPD patients. MethodsProspective study. Participants were consecutively recruited from six outpatient respiratory clinics of a single university hospital. Data were recorded on sociodemographic and clinical variable...