Does monitoring goal progress promote goal attainment? A meta-analysis of the experimental evidence.

B Harkin, TL Webb, BPI Chang, A Prestwich… - Psychological …, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
Control theory and other frameworks for understanding self-regulation suggest that
monitoring goal progress is a crucial process that intervenes between setting and attaining a …

Interventions to modify physical activity in patients with COPD: a systematic review

LC Mantoani, N Rubio, B McKinstry… - European …, 2016 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The broad range of interventions to increase physical activity (PA) in patients with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has not been systematically assessed. We aimed to …

Exercise training alone or with the addition of activity counseling improves physical activity levels in COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized …

A Lahham, CF McDonald… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background Physical inactivity is associated with poor outcomes in COPD, and as a result,
interventions to improve physical activity (PA) are a current research focus. However, many …

Efficacy of an mHealth intervention to stimulate physical activity in COPD patients after pulmonary rehabilitation

SNW Vorrink, HSM Kort, T Troosters… - European …, 2016 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Physical inactivity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is
associated with poor health status and increased disease burden. The present study aims to …

[HTML][HTML] Measuring free-living physical activity in COPD patients: deriving methodology standards for clinical trials through a review of research studies

B Byrom, DA Rowe - Contemporary clinical trials, 2016 - Elsevier
This article presents a review of the research literature to identify the methodology used and
outcome measures derived in the use of accelerometers to measure free-living activity in …

Walk2Bactive: a randomised controlled trial of a physical activity-focused behavioural intervention beyond pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary …

J Cruz, D Brooks, A Marques - Chronic respiratory disease, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of a physical activity (PA)-focused
behavioural intervention during and after pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) on PA levels …

Enhancing exercise tolerance and physical activity in COPD with combined pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions: PHYSACTO randomised …

T Troosters, J Bourbeau, F Maltais, N Leidy, D Erzen… - BMJ open, 2016 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with exercise
limitation and physical inactivity, which are believed to have significant long-term negative …

Prehabilitation in our most frail surgical patients: are wearable fitness devices the next frontier?

KK Rumer, A Saraswathula… - Current opinion in organ …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Frailty is a measurable parameter that identifies patients at risk for worse health outcomes
and can be mitigated through intervention. Prehabilitation to reduce frailty has been shown …

Objectively measured steps/day in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

T Saunders, N Campbell, T Jason… - … of Physical Activity …, 2016 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: Although individual studies have reported on the number of steps/day taken by
individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), this evidence has not been …

The effects of a walking exercise program on fatigue in the person with COPD

S Arslan, G Öztunç - Rehabilitation Nursing Journal, 2016 - journals.lww.com
The Effects of a Walking Exercise Program on Fatigue in the... : Rehabilitation Nursing Journal
The Effects of a Walking Exercise Program on Fatigue in the Person with COPD : Rehabilitation …