Self-efficacy enhancing intervention increases light physical activity in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease lead sedentary lives and could benefit from increasing their physical activity. The purpose of this study was to determine if an exercise-specific self-efficacy enhancing intervention could increase physical activity and functional performance when delivered in the context of 4 months of upper body resistance training with a 12-month follow-up.

Methods

IN THIS RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL, SUBJECTS WERE ASSIGNED TO: exercise-specific self-efficacy enhancing intervention with upper body resistance training (SE-UBR), health education with upper body resistance training (ED-UBR), or health education with gentle chair exercises (ED-Chair). Physical activity was measured with an accelerometer and functional performance w

SUBMITTER: Larson JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4199844 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature