REGINA MARIA DE CARVALHO PINTO
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Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Médico
LIM/09 - Laboratório de Pneumologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/09 - Laboratório de Pneumologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- Determinants of Peripheral Muscle Strength and Activity in Daily Life in People With Bronchiectasis(2018) CAMARGO, Anderson Alves de; BOLDORINI, Jacqueline C.; HOLLAND, Anne E.; CASTRO, Rejane A. Silva de; LANZA, Fernanda de Cordoba; ATHANAZIO, Rodrigo A.; RACHED, Samia Z.; CARVALHO-PINTO, Regina; CUKIER, Alberto; STELMACH, Rafael; CORSO, Simone DalBackground. Bronchiectasis is characterized by a progressive structural lung damage, recurrent infections and chronic inflammation which compromise the exertion tolerance, and may have an impact on skeletal muscle function and physical function. Objective. The purpose of this study was to compare peripheral muscle strength, exercise capacity, and physical activity in daily life between participants with bronchiectasis and controls and to investigate the determinants of the peripheral muscle strength and physical activity in daily life in bronchiectasis. Design. This study used a cross-sectional design. Methods. The participants' quadriceps femoris and biceps brachii muscle strength was measured. They performed the incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT) and cardiopulmonary exercise testing, and the number of steps/day was measured by a pedometer. Results. Participants had reduced quadriceps femoris muscle strength (mean difference to control group = 7 kg, 95% CI = 3.8-10.1 kg), biceps brachii muscle strength (2.1 kg, 95% CI = 0.7-3.4 kg), ISWT (227 m, 95% CI = 174-281 m), peak VO2 (6.4 ml/Kg/min, 95% CI = 4.0-8.7 ml/Kg/min), and number of steps/day (3,332 steps/day, 95% CI = 1,758-4,890 steps/day). A lower quadriceps femoris strength is independently associated to an older age, female sex, lower body mass index (BMI), higher score on the modified Medical Research Council scale, and shorter distance on the ISWT (R-2 = 0.449). Biceps brachii strength is independently associated with sex, BMI, and dyspnea (R-2 = 0.447). The determinants of number of daily steps were dyspnea and distance walked in ISWT, explaining only 27.7% of its variance. Limitations. Number of steps per day was evaluated by a pedometer. Conclusion. People with bronchiectasis have reduced peripheral muscle strength, and reduced aerobic and functional capacities, and they also are less active in daily life. Modifiable variables such as BMI, dyspnea, and distance walked on the ISWT are associated with peripheral muscle strength and physical activity in daily life.
- Effects of a behaviour change intervention aimed at increasing physical activity on clinical control of adults with asthma: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial(2019) FREITAS, Patricia D.; XAVIER, Rafaella F.; PASSOS, Natalia F. P.; CARVALHO-PINTO, Regina M.; CUKIER, Alberto; MARTINS, Milton A.; CAVALHERI, Vinicius; HILL, Kylie; STELMACH, Rafael; CARVALHO, Celso R. F.Background: In adults with asthma, physical activity has been associated with several asthma outcomes. However, it is unclear whether changes in physical activity, measured via an accelerometer, have an effect on asthma control. The objective of the present study is, in adults with moderate-to-severe asthma, to investigate the effects of a behaviour change intervention, which aims to increase participation in physical activity, on asthma clinical control. Methods: This is a single-blind (outcome assessor), two-arm, randomised controlled trial (RCT). Fifty-five participants with moderate-to-severe asthma, receiving optimized pharmacological treatment, will be randomly assigned (computer-generated) into either a Control Group (CG) or an Intervention Group (IG). Both groups will receive usual care (pharmacological treatment) and similar educational programmes. In addition to these, participants in the IG will undergo the behaviour change intervention based on feedback, which aims to increase participation in physical activity. This intervention will be delivered over eight sessions as weekly one-on-one, face-to-face 40-min consultations. Both before and following the completion of the intervention period, data will be collected on asthma clinical control, levels of physical activity, health-related quality of life, asthma exacerbation and levels of anxiety and depression symptoms. Anthropometric measurements will also be collected. Information on comorbidities, lung function and the use of asthma medications will be extracted from the participant's medical records. Discussion: If successful, this study will demonstrate that, in adults with asthma, a behavioural change intervention which aims to increase participation in physical activity also affects asthma control.
- Identification of asthma phenotypes based on extrapulmonary treatable traits(2021) FREITAS, Patricia Duarte; XAVIER, Rafaella Franca; MCDONALD, Vanessa Marie; GIBSON, Peter Gerard; CORDOVA-RIVERA, Laura; FURLANETTO, Karina Couto; OLIVEIRA, Joice Mara de; CARVALHO-PINTO, Regina Maria; CUKIER, Alberto; STELMACH, Rafael; CARVALHO, Celso Ricardo FernandesAsthma is a heterogeneous and complex disease, and a description of asthma phenotypes based on extrapulmonary treatable traits has not been previously reported. The objective of this study was to identify and characterise clusters based on clinical, functional, anthropometrical and psychological characteristics in participants with moderate-to-severe asthma. This was a cross-sectional multicentre study involving centres from Brazil and Australia. Participants (n=296) with moderate-to-severe asthma were consecutively recruited. Physical activity and sedentary time, clinical asthma control, anthropometric data, pulmonary function and psychological and health status were evaluated. Participants were classified by hierarchical cluster analysis and the clusters compared using ANOVA, Kruskal Wallis and Chi-squared tests. Multiple logistic and linear regression models were performed to evaluate the association between variables. We identified four clusters: 1) participants with controlled asthma who were physically active, 2) participants with uncontrolled asthma who were physically inactive and more sedentary; 3) participants with uncontrolled asthma and low physical activity, who were also obese and experienced anxiety and/or depression symptoms; and 4) participants with very uncontrolled asthma who were physically inactive, more sedentary, obese and experienced anxiety and/or depression symptoms. Higher levels of sedentary time, female sex and anxiety symptoms were associated with increased odds of exacerbation risk, while being more active showed a protective factor for hospitalisation. Asthma control was associated with sex, the occurrence of exacerbation, physical activity and health status. Physical inactivity, obesity and symptoms of anxiety and/or depression were associated with worse asthma outcomes, and closely and inextricably associated with asthma control. This cluster analysis highlights the importance of assessing extrapulmonary traits to improve personalised management and outcomes for people with moderate and severe asthma.
- Identification of Phenotypes in People with COPD: Influence of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, Body Composition and Skeletal Muscle Strength(2019) XAVIER, Rafaella F.; PEREIRA, Ana Carolina A. C.; LOPES, Aline C.; CAVALHERI, Vinicius; PINTO, Regina M. C.; CUKIER, Alberto; RAMOS, Ercy M. C.; CARVALHO, Celso R. F.Introduction People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) present high prevalence of physical inactivity that leads to a negative effect on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The present study investigated COPD phenotypes according to their levels of physical activity and sedentary behaviour, as well as body composition and skeletal muscle strength. Methods This is an observational and cross-sectional study. Anthropometric data and COPD clinical control were collected and all participants underwent assessments of lung function, HRQoL, dyspnoea, levels of physical activity and sedentary behaviour, body composition and skeletal muscle strength. Participants were classified using hierarchical cluster analysis. Age, dyspnoea and obstruction (ADO) index was used to determine prognosis and calculated for each cluster. Results One hundred and fifty-two participants were included. Three distinct phenotypes were identified. Participants in phenotype 1 were more physically active, less sedentary and had better body composition and lower ADO index (p < 0.0001 for all variables). Overall, participants in phenotypes 2 and 3 were less physically active, more sedentary having a higher ADO index. However, participants in phenotype 2 were older, whereas participants in phenotype 3 had worse HRQoL, clinical control and body composition. Lung function did not differ across the three phenotypes. Conclusions Our results show that physical activity, sedentary behaviour and body composition should be considered to determine phenotypes in people with COPD and are involved in the prognosis of the disease. Less sedentary patients have better prognosis while age, body composition and clinical control seems to differentiate physically inactive patients.
- Identification of asthma phenotypes based on extrapulmonary treatable traits(2020) FREITAS, Patricia Duarte; XAVIER, Rafaella Fagundes; MCDONALD, Vanessa M.; GIBSON, Peter G.; CORDOVA-RIVERA, Laura; FURLANETTO, Karina C.; OLIVEIRA, Joice M. De; CARVALHO-PINTO, Regina M.; CUKIER, Alberto; STELMACH, Rafael; CARVALHO, Celso R. F.
- Effects of a behaviour change intervention aimed at increasing physical activity on clinical control of adults with asthma: an RCT(2019) FREITAS, Patricia Duarte; PASSOS, Natalia F. P.; CARVALHO-PINTO, Regina M.; CUKIER, Alberto; CAVALHERI, Vinicius; HILL, Kylie; STELMACH, Rafael; CARVALHO, Celso R. F.