Behavior-Change Intervention Targeting Physical Function, Walking, and Disability After Dysvascular Amputation: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:To determine preliminary efficacy of a home-based behavior-change intervention designed to promote exercise, walking activity, and disease self-management. DESIGN:A single-blind, randomized controlled pilot trial. SETTING:One Veterans Administration and 2 regional medical centers. PARTICIPANTS:A total of 38 participants randomized to behavior-change intervention (n=19) or attention control (CTL; n=19) group. INTERVENTIONS:Weekly 30-minute telephone sessions for 12 weeks with intervention group sessions focused on health behavior change and CTL group sessions focused on health status monitoring. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:Physical function, walking activity (steps/d averaged over 10d), and disability were measured at baseline, 12 weeks (intervention end), and 24 weeks after baseline wi

SUBMITTER: Christiansen CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6215727 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature