Journal
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
Volume 61, Issue 1, Pages 48-55Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2005.02.005
Keywords
exercise counseling; pedometer; lifestyle physical activity; COPD
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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.
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