Key result
Patients at risk for cardiovascular disease experienced the Activate intervention as valuable for increasing physical activity, identifying nurses' support and self-monitoring tools as key helpful components.
Why the study?
To explore the experiences of primary care patients at risk for cardiovascular disease with the Activate intervention in relation to their success in increasing physical activity.
A primary care nurse-led behavior change intervention utilizing goal setting and self-monitoring is highly valued by patients at risk for cardiovascular disease and increases their awareness and self-reported physical activity.
Patients valued Activate irrespective of objective PA change; leaves open questions on implementation, fidelity, and tailoring in primary care.
OBJECTIVE: To explore the experiences of patients at risk for cardiovascular disease in primary care with the Activate intervention in relation to their success in increasing their physical activity. METHODS: A convergent mixed methods study was conducted, parallel to a cluster-randomised controlled trial in primary care, using a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. Questionnaires from 67 patients were analysed, and semi-structured interviews of 22 patients were thematically analysed. Experiences of patients who had objectively increased their physical activity (responders) were compared to those who had not (non-responders). Objective success was analysed in relation to self-perceived success. RESULTS: The questionnaire and interview data corresponded, and no substantial differences among responders and non-responders emerged. Participating in the intervention increased patients' awareness of their physical activity and their physical activity level. Key components of the intervention were the subsequent support of nurses with whom patients' have a trustful relationship and the use of self-monitoring tools. Patients highly valued jointly setting goals, planning actions, receiving feedback and review on their goal attainment and jointly solving problems. Nurses' support, the use of self-monitoring tools, and involving others incentivised patients to increase their physical activity. Internal circumstances and external circumstances challenged patients' engagement in increasing and maintaining their physical activity. CONCLUSION: Patients experienced the Activate intervention as valuable to increase and maintain their physical activity, irrespective of their objective change in physical activity. The findings enable the understanding of the effectiveness of the intervention and implementation in primary care. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02725203.
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Westland et al. (2019) studied At risk for cardiovascular disease (n=67). Activate intervention was evaluated on Patients' experiences and perceived success in increasing physical activity. Patients at risk for cardiovascular disease experienced the Activate intervention as valuable for increasing physical activity, identifying nurses' support and self-monitoring tools as key helpful components.
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