Influence of environmental variables on functional capacity in patients with lung disease

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https://doi.org/10.5902/2179460X67344

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Air Pollution, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Air quality, Walking test, Spirometry

Abstract

Air pollution is related to negative impacts mainly on people with Chronic Respiratory Diseases (CRD), reflecting on respiratory health, reduced physical performance and so on. The objective was to investigate the influence of meteorological and air quality variables on the functional capacity of patients with CRD. This was a descriptive, retrospective and cross-sectional study of information collection in a database from 2016 to 2019. For the analysis of environmental variables, three different databases were used, one from the automatic air quality monitoring station in Novo Hamburgo, and the weather stations of Novo Hamburgo and Campo Bom (RS). The monitored data were: NO2, CO, O3, PM10, PM2,5, average temperature, minimum temperature, maximum temperature, precipitation, average wind speed and relative humidity. The sample consisted of 85 individuals from the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program (PRP), where the variables spirometry and six-minute walk test (6MWT) were collected. It was observed that the higher the concentration of PM10 and the higher the minimum temperature, the lower the spirometric results. Furthermore, the greater the concentration of PM2.5, the shorter the distance that the individual travels. A relationship was found between environmental data and functional tests, where individuals with CRD are more sensitive to high levels of air pollutants, as well as to lower temperatures.

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Eduarda Sthefanie Mittelstadt, Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brasil

Physiotherapist from Feevale University. Master's student in the Postgraduate Program in Environmental Quality at Feevale University. Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Daniela Müller de Quevedo, Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brasil

PhD in Water Resources and Environmental Sanitation, Postgraduate Program in Environmental Quality at Feevale University. Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. 

Cássia Cinara da Costa, Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brasil

PhD in Pulmonary Sciences. Teacher of the physiotherapy course at Feevale University. Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. 

Daniela Montanari Migliavacca Osorio, Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brasil

Chemistry and PhD in Ecology from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Collaborating Researcher at UNICAMP. São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Rafael Machado de Souza, Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brasil

Physical Educator, PhD in Environmental Quality. Teacher at Feevale University. Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Daiane Bolzan Berlese, Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brasil

PhD in toxicological biochemistry. Teacher of Biochemistry and the Graduate Program in Environmental Quality at Feevale University. Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

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2022-09-03 — Updated on 2022-09-23

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Mittelstadt, E. S., Quevedo, D. M. de, Costa, C. C. da, Osorio, D. M. M., Souza, R. M. de, & Berlese, D. B. (2022). Influence of environmental variables on functional capacity in patients with lung disease. Ciência E Natura, 44, e45. https://doi.org/10.5902/2179460X67344 (Original work published September 3, 2022)

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