Feasibility and acceptability of active for life with COPD, an intervention to increase light physical activity in people with COPD.

• The active for life with COPD intervention is feasible and acceptable. • Subjects were very pleased with the active for life with COPD intervention. • Light physical activity increased by 36 min/24 h after the intervention. People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are very sedentary; increasing light physical activity (LPA) may help to promote long-term maintenance of physical activity. We evaluated feasibility and acceptability of Active for Life with COPD, a self-efficacy-enhancing intervention designed to increase LPA. The 10-week intervention included walking, functional circuit training, and behavioral and educational strategies. Measures included attrition, adherence, objectively measured physical activity, and qualitative interviews. Thirty-six subjects enrolled in the study; 26 completed the intervention and 19 completed the two-month follow-up. Subjects reported the intervention was enjoyable and beneficial, but disliked the activity log and buddy system. Subjects increased mean time spent standing/stepping by 36 (SD = 82) min/24 h (P > 0.05); they retained a gain of 21 (SD = 88) min/24 h at the two-month follow-up (P > 0.05). The Active for Life with COPD intervention is feasible, acceptable, and may support long term maintenance of physical activity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]