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Zafeiris Louvaris

Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science
Verified email at kuleuven.be
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[HTML][HTML] Validity of six activity monitors in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a comparison with indirect calorimetry

H Van Remoortel, Y Raste, Z Louvaris, S Giavedoni… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Reduced physical activity is an important feature of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
(COPD). Various activity monitors are available but their validity is poorly established. The …

[HTML][HTML] Validity of activity monitors in health and chronic disease: a systematic review

…, S Giavedoni, Y Raste, C Burtin, Z Louvaris… - International journal of …, 2012 - Springer
The assessment of physical activity in healthy populations and in those with chronic diseases
is challenging. The aim of this systematic review was to identify whether available activity …

Validity of physical activity monitors during daily life in patients with COPD

RA Rabinovich, Z Louvaris, Y Raste… - European …, 2013 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Symptoms during physical activity and physical inactivity are hallmarks of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD). Our aim was to evaluate the validity and usability of six activity …

[HTML][HTML] Physical activity is increased by a 12-week semiautomated telecoaching programme in patients with COPD: a multicentre randomised controlled trial

H Demeyer, Z Louvaris, A Frei, RA Rabinovich… - Thorax, 2017 - thorax.bmj.com
Rationale Reduced physical activity (PA) in patients with COPD is associated with a poor
prognosis. Increasing PA is a key therapeutic target, but thus far few strategies have been …

Home-based maintenance tele-rehabilitation reduces the risk for acute exacerbations of COPD, hospitalisations and emergency department visits

…, G Kaltsakas, Z Louvaris… - European …, 2017 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) remains grossly underutilised by suitable patients worldwide.
We investigated whether home-based maintenance tele-rehabilitation will be as effective as …

[HTML][HTML] ERS statement on standardisation of cardiopulmonary exercise testing in chronic lung diseases

…, S Crook, G Kaltsakas, Z Louvaris… - European …, 2019 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The objective of this document was to standardise published cardiopulmonary exercise testing
(CPET) protocols for improved interpretation in clinical settings and multicentre research …

The PROactive instruments to measure physical activity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

…, Y Raste, H Demeyer, Z Louvaris… - European …, 2015 - Eur Respiratory Soc
No current patient-centred instrument captures all dimensions of physical activity in chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Our objective was item reduction and initial …

Frontal cerebral cortex blood flow, oxygen delivery and oxygenation during normoxic and hypoxic exercise in athletes

I Vogiatzis, Z Louvaris, H Habazettl… - The Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐technical summary Exercise capacity is limited at high altitude where hypoxia (ie decreased
amount of inspired oxygen resulting in decreased oxygen in the blood) is present, but it …

[HTML][HTML] Smartphone-based physical activity telecoaching in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: mixed-methods study on patient experiences and lessons for …

…, RA Rabinovich, H Demeyer, Z Louvaris… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2018 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background: Telecoaching approaches can enhance physical activity (PA) in patients with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, their effectiveness is likely to be …

Respiratory muscle function and exercise limitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a review

…, A Von Leupoldt, T Reijnders, Z Louvaris… - Expert review of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Respiratory muscle dysfunction is common and contributes to dyspnea and
exercise limitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Improving …