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Tele-coaching to promote physical activity in patients with COPD: Evaluation by patients

Heleen Demeyer, Zafeiris Louvaris, Anja Frei, Corina De Jong, Matthias Loeckx, Gilbert Buesching, Sara Buttery, Maarten Spruyt, Rebecca Tanner, Noah Rubio, Elena Gimeno-Santos, Nick Hopkinson, Roberto Rabinovich, Michael Polkey, Judith Garcia-Aymerich, Iannis Vogiatzis, Thierry Troosters
European Respiratory Journal 2015 46: PA3292; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2015.PA3292
Heleen Demeyer
1Department of Respiratory Diseases, KU Leuven-University of Leuven, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Zafeiris Louvaris
2Department of Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Rehabilitation Centre, Evangelismos Hospital, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens; M' Simou and GP Livanos Laboratories, Thorax Foundation, Athens, Greece
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Anja Frei
3Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Corina De Jong
7Department of General Practice, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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Matthias Loeckx
1Department of Respiratory Diseases, KU Leuven-University of Leuven, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Gilbert Buesching
8Klink Barmelweid, Klink Barmelweid, Barmelweid, Switzerland
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Sara Buttery
4NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit of the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust and National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Maarten Spruyt
1Department of Respiratory Diseases, KU Leuven-University of Leuven, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Rebecca Tanner
4NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit of the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust and National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Noah Rubio
5ELEGI/Colt Laboratory, UoE/MRC Centre for Inflammation Research, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Elena Gimeno-Santos
6Programme in Respiratory Research, Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Barcelona, Spain
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Nick Hopkinson
4NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit of the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust and National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Roberto Rabinovich
5ELEGI/Colt Laboratory, UoE/MRC Centre for Inflammation Research, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Michael Polkey
4NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit of the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust and National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Judith Garcia-Aymerich
6Programme in Respiratory Research, Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Barcelona, Spain
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Iannis Vogiatzis
2Department of Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Rehabilitation Centre, Evangelismos Hospital, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens; M' Simou and GP Livanos Laboratories, Thorax Foundation, Athens, Greece
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Thierry Troosters
1Department of Respiratory Diseases, KU Leuven-University of Leuven, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Abstract

Rationale: Tele-coaching programs are potentially an effective strategy to increase physical activity in patients with COPD. Whether such complex interventions are feasible and well received by patients is unknown.

Methods: From a larger RCT investigating the effectiveness of a tele-coaching program to increase physical activity levels in patients with COPD, 80 patients were included in the present analysis. These patients finished the 3 month complex coaching intervention including a step counter (SC), an exercise booklet (EX), an application (APP) installed on a smartphone device, text messages (SMS) and telephone contact with investigators (TEL) if problems occurred. After 3 months patient satisfaction was assessed using a tailored questionnaire.

Results: Main results are expressed as median [P25-P75] or frequency (%). When rating the usefulness of the different components on a 0 (not at all) to 10 (a lot) scale, patients rated the SC (10[8-10]) and TEL (9[8-10]) as the most important aspects. Display of an (educational) activity tip in the evening by the APP (7[5-9]) and EX (7[5-9]) were rated as somewhat less useful. SC was rated as the most important part of the intervention by 70% of patients and 10% of patients reported working with the smartphone as being difficult. Respectively 41% and 90% of patients were willing to use the APP and the SC in the future.

Conclusion: Based on this preliminary data a coaching intervention including a smartphone intervention seems well received by patients with COPD. The step counter and contact with investigators in case of problems were rated as crucial parts of the intervention by the majority of participants.

  • Physical activity
  • COPD - management
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Tele-coaching to promote physical activity in patients with COPD: Evaluation by patients
Heleen Demeyer, Zafeiris Louvaris, Anja Frei, Corina De Jong, Matthias Loeckx, Gilbert Buesching, Sara Buttery, Maarten Spruyt, Rebecca Tanner, Noah Rubio, Elena Gimeno-Santos, Nick Hopkinson, Roberto Rabinovich, Michael Polkey, Judith Garcia-Aymerich, Iannis Vogiatzis, Thierry Troosters
European Respiratory Journal Sep 2015, 46 (suppl 59) PA3292; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2015.PA3292

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Tele-coaching to promote physical activity in patients with COPD: Evaluation by patients
Heleen Demeyer, Zafeiris Louvaris, Anja Frei, Corina De Jong, Matthias Loeckx, Gilbert Buesching, Sara Buttery, Maarten Spruyt, Rebecca Tanner, Noah Rubio, Elena Gimeno-Santos, Nick Hopkinson, Roberto Rabinovich, Michael Polkey, Judith Garcia-Aymerich, Iannis Vogiatzis, Thierry Troosters
European Respiratory Journal Sep 2015, 46 (suppl 59) PA3292; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2015.PA3292
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