Short Active Lives Survey in Chronic Lung Conditions
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Short Active Lives Survey in Chronic Lung Conditions: an exploratory study
IRAS ID
266150
Contact name
Arwel W Jones
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Lincoln
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 5 months, 31 days
Research summary
More than a quarter of the UK adult population are inactive, defined as achieving less than 30 minutes of physical activity per week. Although anyone can be inactive, we know that levels of inactivity rise in populations diagnosed with chronic lung conditions.
The British Lung Foundation delivers services such as Active Steps, which aims to support inactive people with a lung condition to help them become and stay active. The University of Lincoln are working alongside the British Lung Foundation to help support the evaluation of their physical activity services.
Short Active Lives Survey is a new measure of physical activity used within services delivered by the British Lung Foundation. Self-reported measures such as the Short Active Lives Survey can be prone to bias. There is also a lack of research reporting the typical short-term and long-term changes in physical activity (measured by the Short Active Lives Survey) in people with chronic lung conditions who are not receiving support to become active (i.e. usual care). Accelerometers are small lightweight activity monitors that can be worn on the waist. These monitors are known to provide accurate and reliable objective assessment of physical activity in people with lung conditions.
This research study will recruit a cohort of inactive people with lung conditions and determine changes in physical activity measured by both the Short Active Lives Survey and an accelerometer validated for use in people with lung conditions. We will also explore how these physical activity measures relate to health status and health care use of people with lung conditions. The findings of this research can help the University of Lincoln in the evaluation of future BLF services. They will also provide information on the usefulness of using the Short Active Lives Survey in measuring physical activity in people with lung conditions.
REC name
London - Westminster Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
19/LO/1046
Date of REC Opinion
24 Jun 2019
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion