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Relationship between Distress Related to Caregiver Burden and Physical Activity in Informal Caregivers of Patients with COPD

Abstract

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can lead to increased dependence on the informal caregiver and, consequently, to distress associated with caregiving burden. In the general population, higher levels of physical activity (PA) are related to lower distress levels; however, this relationship has been scarcely studied in COPD. This study aimed to explore the relationship between distress and PA in informal caregivers of patients with …

Authors

Hipólito N; Ruivo A; Martins S; Dinis B; Flora S; Marques A; Brooks D; Silva CG; Januário F; Silva S

Journal

COPD Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Vol. 17, No. 5, pp. 562–567

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Publication Date

September 2, 2020

DOI

10.1080/15412555.2020.1799964

ISSN

1541-2555