[Psychosocial traits associated with maintenance of physical activity 12months after a pulmonary rehabilitation program - An exploratory study].

Introduction: After a pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) program, 30 to 70% of patients fail to pursue maintenance of physical activity. This study aimed to identify psychosocial markers associated with MPA subsequent to an initial outpatient PR course (≥10 sessions).

Material And Methods: Patients were enrolled in an exploratory quantitative monocentric retrospective study.

Micro-phenomenological approach to explore the patient experience during an initial spirometry examination to diagnose COPD in general practice in France.

Objectives: To explore the patient experience of a spirometry test used to confirm chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) diagnosis in patients with suspected smoking-related COPD.

Design: This is a qualitative study, performed with open interviews in adults following a routine spirometry test to confirm COPD diagnosis. Data were analysed with a phenomenological-inspired micro-phenomenology approach.

Nutritional Intake, Physical Activity and Quality of Life in COPD Patients.

In this study, we aimed to document the level of physical activity (PA), quality of life, depression status and nutritional data of 20 individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (mean age 65.0±7.0 years) admitted in hospital for pulmonary rehabilitation and compare these data to those obtained in 20 similarly aged healthy individuals.

Morphological behaviour and metabolic capacity of cryopreserved human primary hepatocytes cultivated in a perfused multiwell device.

1. The quantitative prediction of the pharmacokinetic parameters of a drug from data obtained using human in vitro systems remains a significant challenge i.e.

[Medical, cognitive and affective status of four-year-old very premature babies without severe disability. A case-control study].

Aim: To determine cognitive performances and affective development of a cohort of very premature babies at the age of 4 years.

Population And Methods: Longitudinal case-control study. Newborns less than 33 weeks gestation were included from 1992 to 1994 and were matched with two full-term newborns.