There has been varied success of behaviour change interventions in promoting physical activity behaviour in people who have RA .
Research has shown that people who have rheumatoid arthritis ( RA ) do not usually participate in enough physical activity to obtain the benefits of optimal physical activity levels , including quality of life , aerobic fitness and disease-related characteristics .
Behaviour change theory underpins the promotion of physical activity .
The aim of this systematic review was to explore behaviour change interventions which targeted physical activity behaviour in people who have RA , focusing on the theory underpinning the interventions and the behaviour change techniques utilised using specific behaviour change taxonomy .
Coaching patients with early rheumatoid arthritis to healthy physical activity: a multicenter, randomized, controlled study.
OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of a 1-year coaching program for healthy physical activity on perceived health status , body function , and activity limitation in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis . METHODS A total of 228 patients ( 169 women , 59 men , mean age 55 years , mean time since diagnosis 21 months ) were r and omized to 2 groups after assessment s with the EuroQol visual analog scale ( VAS ) , Grippit , Timed-St and s Test , Escola Paulista de Medicina Range of Motion scale , walking in a figure-of-8 , a visual analog scale for pain , the Health Assessment Question naire disability index , a self-reported physical activity question naire , and the Disease Activity Score in 28 joints . All patients were regularly seen by rheumatologists and underwent rehabilitation as prescribed . Those in the intervention group were further individually coached by a physical therapist to reach or maintain healthy physical activity ( > or = 30 minutes , moderately intensive activity , most days of the week ) . RESULTS The retention rates after 1 year were 82 % in the intervention group and 85 % in the control group . The percentages of individuals in the intervention and control groups fulfilling the requirements for healthy physical activity were similar before ( 47 % versus 51 % ; P > 0.05 ) and after ( 54 % versus 44 % ; P > 0.05 ) the intervention . Analyses of outcome variables indicated improvements in the intervention group over the control group in the EuroQol VAS ( P = 0.025 ) and muscle strength ( Timed-St and s Test ; P = 0.000 ) ( Grippit ; P = 0.003 ) , but not in any other variables assessed . CONCLUSION A 1-year coaching program for healthy physical activity result ed in improved perceived health status and muscle strength , but the mechanisms remain unclear , as self-reported physical activity at healthy level did not change
There has been varied success of behaviour change interventions in promoting physical activity behaviour in people who have RA .
Research has shown that people who have rheumatoid arthritis ( RA ) do not usually participate in enough physical activity to obtain the benefits of optimal physical activity levels , including quality of life , aerobic fitness and disease-related characteristics .
Behaviour change theory underpins the promotion of physical activity .
The aim of this systematic review was to explore behaviour change interventions which targeted physical activity behaviour in people who have RA , focusing on the theory underpinning the interventions and the behaviour change techniques utilised using specific behaviour change taxonomy .