Interventions to modify physical activity in patients with COPD: a systematic review

LC Mantoani, N Rubio, B McKinstry… - European …, 2016 - Eur Respiratory Soc
… Two reviewers (LC Mantoani and RA Rabinovich) assessed the quality of evidence and
categorised it accordingly (high, moderate, low or very low) [21, 22]. The body of the evidence …

Physical activity in patients with COPD: the impact of comorbidities

LC Mantoani, S Dell'Era, W MacNee… - Expert review of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Comorbidities are common in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) and it plays an important role on physical activity (PA) in this population. Since …

[HTML][HTML] Application of mixed effects limits of agreement in the presence of multiple sources of variability: exemplar from the comparison of several devices to measure …

…, J Hanley, L McCloughan, EM Drost, LC Mantoani… - Plos one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Introduction The Bland-Altman limits of agreement method is widely used to assess how
well the measurements produced by two raters, devices or systems agree with each other. …

Home monitoring of breathing rate in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: observational study of feasibility, acceptability, and change after …

…, CJ Weir, J Hanley, LC Mantoani… - … journal of chronic …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Full article: Home monitoring of breathing rate in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease: observational study of feasibility, acceptability, and change after exacerbation Skip …

Reduction of physical activity in daily life and its determinants in smokers without airflow obstruction

KC Furlanetto, LC Mantoani, G Bisca, AA Morita… - …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objective In smokers without airflow obstruction, detailed, objective and
controlled quantification of the level of physical inactivity in daily life has never been performed. …

[HTML][HTML] Global impacts of COVID-19 on lifestyles and health and preparation preferences: An international survey of 30 countries

…, E Manirambona, LC Mantoani… - Journal of global …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The health area being greatest impacted by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
and residents’ perspective to better prepare for future pandemic remain unknown. We …

[HTML][HTML] Does the BODE index reflect the level of physical activity in daily life in patients with COPD?

LC Mantoani, NA Hernandes… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2011 - SciELO Brasil
SciELO - Brasil - Does the BODE index reflect the level of physical activity in daily life in
patients with COPD? Does the BODE index reflect the level of physical activity in daily life in …

Short-term effects of using pedometers to increase daily physical activity in smokers: a randomized trial

…, J Zabatiero, KC Furlanetto, LC Mantoani… - Respiratory …, 2012 - rc.rcjournal.com
BACKGROUND: In adults it is recommended that the minimum of 10,000 steps/day should
be performed in order to consider an individual as active. The pedometer, a small device that …

Mucociliary clearance and its relation with the level of physical activity in daily life in healthy smokers and nonsmokers

M Proença, F Pitta, D Kovelis, LC Mantoani… - Revista Portuguesa de …, 2012 - Elsevier
Objectives To investigate the relationship between mucociliary transport and physical activity
in daily life (PADL) in smokers and nonsmokers. Methods Fifty-two current smokers were …

Validation of the incremental shuttle walk test as a clinical end point in bronchiectasis

…, P Bedi, S Donaldson, A Clarke, LC Mantoani… - Chest, 2018 - Elsevier
Background A validated clinical end point is needed to assess response to therapies in
bronchiectasis. Objectives The goal of this study was to assess the reliability, validity, and …