Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Combined with Physical Activity Behavioural Modification Strategies During Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients with COPD

Overview

Journal ERJ Open Res

Specialty Pulmonary Medicine

Date 2023 Sep 13

PMID 37701362

Authors

Matthew Armstrong

Emily Hume

Laura McNeillie

Francesca Chambers

Lynsey Wakenshaw

Graham Burns

Karen Heslop Marshall

Ioannis Vogiatzis

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Abstract

Introduction: Patients with COPD who exhibit elevated levels of anxiety and/or depression are typically less able to improve symptoms and physical activity levels following a programme of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR). The objective of the present study was to provide proof of concept that offering an intervention comprising cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) alongside physical activity behavioural modification strategies (BPA) during PR is more effective in improving physical activity outcomes compared to PR and CBT alone.

Methods: 32 patients with COPD (mean±sd forced expiratory volume in 1 s 42±14% predicted) were assigned 1:1 to receive PR+CBT+BPA or PR+CBT. BPA comprised motivational interviews, step-count monitoring, feedback using a pedometer and goal setting. Assessments included accelerometer-derived steps per day, movement intensity, 6-min walk distance (6MWD) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) scores.

Results: The magnitude of improvement across physical activity outcomes was greater for the PR+CBT+BPA compared to the PR+CBT intervention (by 829 steps per day (p=0.029) and by 80±39 vector magnitude units (p=0.042), respectively). Compared to PR and CBT alone, the PR+CBT+BPA intervention induced greater clinically meaningful improvements in HADS anxiety scores (by -2 units, 95% CI -4-1 units) and 6MWD (by 33±20 m).

Conclusions: Providing anxious and/or depressed patients with COPD with a combined intervention of CBT and BPA during PR presents more favourable improvements in physical activity outcome measures compared to CBT alone during PR.

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