Understanding sedentary behaviour in people with COPD
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The perceptions of sedentary behaviour in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) post-hospital discharge due to an exacerbation of their condition.
IRAS ID
332724
Contact name
Stefanie Harding
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Brighton
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 10 months, 31 days
Research summary
Many people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a highly sedentary and inactive lifestyle (Pitta et al., 2005). The most commonly used definition of sedentary behaviour (SB) is “any waking behaviour characterised by an energy expenditure <1.5 metabolic equivalents while in a sitting, reclining or lying posture” (Tremblay et al., 2017). Increased SB is associated with higher health risks, such as cardiovascular disease and shorter life expectancy, independently of time spent in exercise (Tremblay et al., 2010; Furlanetto et al., 2017; Patterson et al., 2018; Ekelund et al., 2019).
The World Health Organisation recommended reducing SB and prolonged bouts of time spent sitting; however, the pattern and dose of achieving this need to be quantified. Reducing SB may be an opportunity to improve patients’ health outcomes. In order to design an intervention aiming to reduce SB, it is essential to first better understand the drivers for SB in people living with COPD.Study Aim:
To develop an understanding of SB from the perspectives of people living with COPD and to identify their perceived barriers/facilitators to reducing sedentary time. The findings from this study will help inform the design of an intervention.Study design:
The following is a semi-structured, remote interview study and will be carried out 7 – 14 days following hospital discharge.Recruitment/ Sampling:
The single-centre study aims to recruit a minimum of 12 participants up to a maximum of 25 participants, with a range of characteristics (age, gender, severity of COPD, frailty, ethnicity, living arrangement) as a maximum variation strategy (Palinkas et al., 2015).Ethics:
We will seek ethics and Health Research Authority approvals. A participant information leaflet was shaped with the help of the patient and public involvement to enable people to provide informed consent.Data analysis
Audio recordings will be anonymised, transcribed verbatim and analysed using the reflexive thematic analysis approach (Braun & Clarke, 2021).REC name
North East - Tyne & Wear South Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
24/NE/0024
Date of REC Opinion
11 Jan 2024
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion