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Abstract
Original Article
Factors associated with healthy life expectancy in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Shihori Yanoa Kazuya Shingaia,b,c Tomoyuki Ikeuchia,b Daichi Moria Atsushi Inomotod Katsuyuki Ichikie Takeo Jimie Tetsuya Kawanoe Kaori Katoe Toru Tsudae
aPulmonary Rehabilitation Center, Kirigaoka Tsuda Hospital
bDepartment of Physical Therapy Science, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
cClinical Research Institute, Kirigaoka Tsuda Hospital
dDepartment of Rehabilitation, Kyushu Nutrition Welfare University
eDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Kirigaoka Tsuda Hospital
ABSTRACT
This study aimed to explore healthy life expectancy and investigate its predictors in 82 patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Furthermore, cut-off values for the identified predictors were established, and healthy life expectancy was compared between patients who exceeded these cut-off values and those who did not. Knee extension strength and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) depression scores were significant independent predictors of healthy life expectancy. Moreover, individuals with poor lower knee strength or high HADS depression scores had more than twice the risk of a reduced healthy life expectancy than those with better scores. These findings suggest that focusing on improving lower muscle strength and managing depression is important for extending healthy life expectancy.
KEYWORDS
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease（COPD） Healthy life expectancy Pulmonary rehabilitation Lower muscle strength Depression
Received 12 Dec 2024 ／ Accepted 21 Jan 2025
AJRS, 14(3): 101-107, 2025
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