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Physical activity patterns and clusters in 1001 patients with COPD.

Rafael Mesquita^1,2, Gabriele Spina^3,4, Fabio Pitta⁵

¹1 Department of Research & Education, CIRO, Horn, The Netherlands.

Chronic Respiratory Disease

|August 5, 2017

Summary

Physical activity varies significantly in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. Identifying activity clusters, like the highly inactive "couch potatoes," aids in developing targeted interventions to promote movement in COPD care.

Keywords:

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease cluster analysis outcome assessment (healthcare)physical activity principal component analysis

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Area of Science:

Pulmonary Medicine
Rehabilitation Science
Data Science

Background:

Physical activity is crucial for managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Understanding physical activity patterns in COPD patients is essential for effective treatment strategies.
Patient characteristics significantly influence daily activity levels and patterns.

Purpose of the Study:

To characterize physical activity measures and hourly patterns in COPD patients.
To identify distinct patient clusters based on physical activity data.
To explore associations between patient characteristics and physical activity.

Main Methods:

Cross-sectional study of 1001 COPD patients.
Multisensor armband used for daily physical activity and hourly pattern data collection.
Principal component analysis (PCA) and cluster analysis applied to physical activity measures.

Main Results:

Five distinct patient clusters were identified based on physical activity data, explaining 60% of variance.
The most inactive cluster ('couch potatoes') exhibited higher BMI, lower FEV1, worse dyspnoea, and higher ADO index.
Age, BMI, dyspnoea grade, and ADO index were associated with physical activity measures and patterns.

Conclusions:

Physical activity and its hourly patterns are highly heterogeneous among COPD patients.
Patient clustering based solely on physical activity data reveals distinct profiles.
These findings can inform the development of personalized interventions to increase physical activity in COPD.