The effects of a lifestyle physical activity counseling program with feedback of a pedometer during pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COPD: A pilot study

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TitleThe effects of a lifestyle physical activity counseling program with feedback of a pedometer during pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COPD: A pilot study
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2006
Authorsde Blok, BM, de Greef, MH, ten Hacken, NH, Sprenger, SR, Postema, K, Wempe, JB
JournalPatient Education and Counseling
Volume61
Pagination48-55
Date PublishedApr
Publication Languageeng
ISBN Number0738-3991 (Print)0738-3991 (Linking)
Accession Number16455222
Keywords*Counseling, *Motor Activity, Activities of Daily Living, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Analysis of Variance, Chi-Square Distribution, Depression/psychology, Feedback, Female, Humans, Life Style, Male, Middle Aged, Patient Compliance/*psychology, Pilot Projects, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/psychology/*rehabilitation, Quality of Life, Self Efficacy, Statistics, Nonparametric
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 1,430 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.
URLhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=16455222
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