Abstract
Objective: To study the effects of a lifestyle physical activity counseling program with feedback of a pedometer during pulmonary rehabilitation.
Methods: Twenty-one chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients were randomized to an experimental group that followed a regular rehabilitation program plus the counseling intervention or to a control group that only followed rehabilitation. The primary outcome was daily physical activity assessed by pedometers. Secondary outcomes were physical fitness, health-related quality of life, activities of daily living, depression and self-efficacy.
Results: The experimental group showed an increase of 1430 steps/day (+69% from baseline), whereas the control group showed an increase of 455 steps/day (+19%) (p = 0.11 for group x time interaction). The secondary outcomes showed no differences.
Conclusion and practice implications: This study showed that the use of the pedometer, in combination with exercise counseling and the stimulation of lifestyle physical activity, is a feasible addition to pulmonary rehabilitation which may improve outcome and maintenance of rehabilitation results. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 48-55 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Patient Education and Counseling |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Apr-2006 |
Keywords
- exercise counseling
- pedometer
- lifestyle physical activity
- COPD
- CHRONIC LUNG-DISEASE
- 1ST STEP PROGRAM
- SEASONAL-VARIATION
- RANDOMIZED-TRIAL
- CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS
- PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES
- ACTIVITY INTERVENTION
- CONCEPTUAL-FRAMEWORK
- OUTCOME EVALUATION
- PUBLIC-HEALTH