COPD is often related to work disability and to the perception of limitations in work capacity [ 26, 27].
However, after the adjustment on these clinical variables, the DD group continued showing a lower degree of physical and emotional health, with higher perceptions of limitations in daily social and occupational life, as well as a higher feeling of tiredness and exhaustion compared with the SMI group.
The importance of a patient's perception of activity limitation in recovery from acute LBP was also highlighted.
Thus, appropriate perception of nutrient limitation is critical for a cell to mount an appropriate quiescent program.
Long-term PEF monitoring is largely reserved for patients with more severe asthma, those with impaired perception of airflow limitation, and other specific clinical circumstances.
For example, it cannot be determined from our data whether higher helplessness, depression, and passive coping scores caused a heightened perception of functional limitation or vice versa.
From their studies, Lian et al. postulate that this could be due to the perception of N limitation as a biotic or abiotic stress that requires a conserved set of regulated genes that play protective roles [ 42].
In asthma research, there is growing evidence indicating that traditional outcomes, such as respiratory symptoms and pulmonary function, do not entirely express the patients' perception of the limitation determined by this condition [ 1].
For example, if symptoms are frequent and lung function normal, alternative or comorbid causes such as vocal cord dysfunction should be considered; if symptoms are few but lung function is low, poor perception of airflow limitation or a sedentary lifestyle should be considered.
What's more important to consider, however, is that your potential is only as limited as your perception of your limitations.
