Table S1.
COPEX questionnaire | Response rate n (%) | |||
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Q1A | How often do you exercise at least half an hour at a time during the spring, summer, and autumn seasons (at least mildly perspiring and being out of breath)? | |||
1. Daily | 113 (16.1%) | |||
2. 4–6 times a week | 117 (16.6%) | |||
3. 2–3 times a week | 202 (28.7%) | |||
4. Once a week | 85 (12.1%) | |||
5. 2–3 times a month | 65 (9.2%) | |||
6. A few times or less | 121 (17.2%) | |||
Total 703 | ||||
Q1B | How often do you exercise at least half an hour at a time during the winter season (at least mildly perspiring and getting out of breath)? | |||
1. Daily | 71 (10.1%) | |||
2. 4–6 times a week | 78 (11.1%) | |||
3. 2–3 times a week | 202 (28.8%) | |||
4. Once a week | 109 (15.5%) | |||
5. 2–3 times a month | 71 (10.1%) | |||
6. A few times or less | 170 (24.3%) | |||
Total 701 | ||||
Q2 | How many minutes do you walk or cycle daily on your way to work? | |||
1. I do not work or I work at home | 611 (87.8%) | |||
2. I go to work by motor vehicle | 35 (5.0%) | |||
3. <15 minutes a day | 12 (1.7%) | |||
4. 15–29 minutes a day | 17 (2.4%) | |||
5. >30 minutes a day | 21 (3.0%) | |||
Total 696 | ||||
Q3 | How physically strenuous is your work? | |||
1. I do not work | 614 (87.3%) | |||
2. I mostly sit | 37 (5.4%) | |||
3. I walk a lot, but I do not lift or carry heavy items | 24 (3.4%) | |||
4. I walk a lot, lift and carry items, and climb stairs or uphill | 23 (3.3%) | |||
5. My work is heavy physical labor | 5 (0.7%) | |||
Total 703 | ||||
Q4 | Domestic activities that you do every week (mean ± SD) | Time (min) | Mean* | |
1. Vacuuming, cleaning | ____ h ____ min/week | 430 (60%) | 85 (±66) | |
2. Gardening, yard work | ____h ____ min/week | 197 (27.5%) | 206 (±192) | |
3. Shopping | ____h ____ min/week | 572 (80%) | 157 (±116) | |
4. Taking care of children | ____h ____ min/week | 42 (5.9%) | 362 (±386) | |
5. Taking the dog out | ____ h ____ min/week | 72 (10%) | 383 (±246) | |
6. Something else | ____ h ____ min/week | 79 (11%) | 313 (±300) | |
Q5 | Sports that you have practiced during the last year | |||
Gym workout | 62/9% | |||
Gymnastics | 21/3% | |||
Dancing (anything) | 18/3% | |||
Walking | 235/33% | |||
Jogging | 4/1% | |||
Cycling (in or out) | 68/9% | |||
Swimming | 48/7% | |||
Water aerobics | 29/4% | |||
Water running | 34/5% | |||
Yoga | 7/1% | |||
Skiing | 20/3% | |||
None | 194/27% | |||
Q6 | My exercising is restricted because (of): | |||
1. Shortness of breath | 480 (67%) | |||
2. Other illnesses (three most common) | 301 (42%) | |||
3. Pain | 260 (36%) | |||
4. I have been warned not to stress myself physically | 44 (6.1%) | |||
5. Strenuous exercise feels uncomfortable | 146 (20%) | |||
6. I do not feel safe outdoors | 46 (6.4%) | |||
7. Why should I exercise? | 10 (1.4%) | |||
8. I don’t know where to exercise | 22 (3.1%) | |||
9. I don’t know how to exercise | 13 (1.8%) | |||
10. I don’t have time to exercise | 13 (1.8%) | |||
11. I lack the company | 51 (7.1%) | |||
12. Bad weather conditions | 121 (17%) | |||
13. Exercising is too expensive | 37 (5.2%) | |||
14. I have no possibilities to exercise in the neighborhood | 17 (2.4%) | |||
15. Fear of injury | 48 (6.7%) | |||
16. Another obstacle: what? | 88 (12%) | |||
Q7 | If pulmonary disease prevents your exercising, which of the next choices describes your situation best? | |||
1. I am mostly up all day doing light household duties in- and outside when needed | 36 (6%) | |||
2. I stay most of the day inside resting, and go out only when it is necessary | 130 (23%) | |||
3. I stay most of the day inside resting and need help when I leave the house | 397 (71%) | |||
Total 563 | ||||
Q8 | Which of the following describes your situation best? | |||
0. Not troubled with breathlessness except with strenuous exercise | 69 (10.3%) | |||
1. Troubled by shortness of breath when hurrying on the level or walking up a slight hill | 263 (39%) | |||
2. Walk slower than people of the same age on the level because of breathlessness or have to stop for breath when walking at own pace on the level | 202 (30%) | |||
3. Stop for breath after walking about 100 yards or after a few minutes on the level | 96 (14.3%) | |||
4. Too breathless to leave the house or breathless when dressing or undressing | 41 (6.1%) | |||
Total 671 | ||||
Q9 | Has your pulmonary disease affected your exercise habits? | |||
1. I have given up exercising | 71 (11%) | |||
2. I have significantly diminished exercising | 219 (34%) | |||
3. I have started exercising | 62 (9.6%) | |||
4. I avoid all strenuous physical activity and shortness of breath | 95 (15%) | |||
5. I have not changed my exercise habits | 198 (31%) | |||
Total 645 | ||||
Q10 | Did you compete in sports during your childhood or adolescence? | Yes 244 (35%) | ||
No 454 (65%) | ||||
Total 698 | ||||
Q11 | Have you received any guidance on how to exercise due to your pulmonary disease? | |||
1. No, I have not | 445 (65%) | |||
2. Yes, from a physician | 97 (14%) | |||
3. Yes, from a physiotherapist | 144 (21%) | |||
4. Yes, from a nurse | 57 (8.3%) | |||
5. Yes, from somebody else: who? | 39 (5.6%) | |||
Total 690 | ||||
Q12 | Have you previously participated in pulmonary rehabilitation? | |||
1. Yes, as an inpatient for a rehabilitation course for several days in row | 71 (10%) | |||
2. Yes, guidance by a physiotherapist to exercise by myself or as an outpatient under supervision in a group | 25 (3.8%) | |||
3. No, I have not | 590 (85%) | |||
Total 691 | ||||
Q13 | Have you got enough information about the role of physical activity in prognosis of your pulmonary disease? | |||
1. Yes | 316 (46%) | |||
2. No | 377 (54%) | |||
Total 693 | ||||
Q14 | Would you be interested in participating in pulmonary rehabilitation supporting, in particular, physical activity and coordinated by a lung physician and physiotherapist? | 158 (23.2%) | ||
1. Yes, 1–3 times a week in a small group for 2–3 months | 229 (34%) | |||
2. Yes, 1–2 weeks as an inpatient in a rehabilitation center | 192 (28%) | |||
3. I exercise as much as possible. I do not believe that I need pulmonary rehabilitation | 102 (15%) | |||
4. I am not interested in pulmonary rehabilitation | Total 681 | |||
Q15 | Have you been smoking during the last 6 months? | |||
1. Daily | 212 (29.9%) | |||
2. Every now and then | 61 (8.6%) | |||
3. Not at all | 436 (61.5%) | |||
Total 709 | ||||
Q16 | During the last 6 months, has your weight | |||
1. Stayed the same? | 374 (53%) | |||
2. Increased 2 kilograms or more? | 195 (28%) | |||
3. Decreased 2 kilograms or more? | 137 (19%) |
Abbreviations: COPEX, COPd Exercise Study; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.