Counseling During Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Participants performed a 12 weeks outpatient pulmonary rehab (PR) according to guidelines. Participants allocated to intervention received PR plus physical activity (PA) counselling. PA counselling was performed using "motivational interviewing" techniques and was provided by two experiences physiotherapists independant to the rehab team. After PR and three months follow-up was evaluated if PA counselling during PR increases PA elvel (primary outcome: steps per day) in daily life. Furthermore, individual, semi-structured interviews were performed in a subgroup of participants in order to gain more detailed information about barriers and enablers of participation in daily-life activities. Participants were invited to two interviews, one right after PR the other after 3 months follow up. A content analysis was performed.