COMPARISON OF THE LEVEL OF DAILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONAR DISEASE BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN

Abstract

COPD has physical inactivity as a factor that worsens the physical condition. The importance of knowledge about the disease is noted so that patients can achieve adequate self-management and achieve the best quality of life. The objective is to compare the level of physical activity and knowledge of the disease between men and women with COPD. This is an analytical cross-sectional study, carried out in a pulmonology clinic in Goiânia-GO. The Bristol instructor was applied to assess the degree of knowledge about COPD and the pedometer to assess the level of daily physical activity. It had 38 men and 32 women, of which 60.5% of the men and 59.4% of the women were severely inactive, but no woman was classified as active, while 23.7% of the men received this classification. Regarding knowledge of COPD, there was no difference between men and women (p>0.05), they know more about the symptoms (3.45 ± 1.06 vs 3.37 ± 1.16) and the etiology (3. 58 ± 0.95 vs 3.59 ± 1.10) and know less about the medications: inhaled bronchodilators (0.71 ± 1.04 vs 1.03 ± 1.00) and inhaled corticosteroids (0.39 ± 0. 68 vs 0.53± 0.88). It was concluded that there was no statistical difference between men and women regarding the level of physical activity and knowledge about the disease.