Symptoms, such as cough and shortness of breath, are common among patients with pneumoconiosis. Depression and anxiety can be elicited by the symptoms, while avoidance of daily activities is believed to reduce trigger of symptoms. The lung function is then declined and the risk of having stroke and heart failure is increased. The objectives of this 2-arm waitlist pilot randomized controlled trial are to test the effects and feasibility of an acceptance-based educational program among patients with pneumoconiosis. 80 participants will be recruited from community centers and randomly assigned to intervention group or waitlist-control group in a ratio of 1:1. The 6-week group-based educational program will be provided to the intervention group first, then the waitlist-control group. The program consists of 4 sessions integrated with acceptance components and care of pneumoconiosis. Their psychological health, healthy lifestyles, and cardiometabolic profiles will be assessed at baseline, week 6, and week 14. Data will be analyzed using a statistical package. The feasibility of the program will be evaluated by interview. The findings of this study can inform the integration of acceptance-based intervention into pneumoconiosis management in Hong Kong, and future study on chronic progressive lung diseases.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
80
The acceptance-based healthy lifestyles program consists of 4 biweekly 60-min face-to-face interactive workshops to cover the knowledge of pneumoconiosis, exercise to maintain lung function, health diet, and home safety.
The acceptance-based healthy lifestyles program consists of 4 biweekly 60-min face-to-face interactive workshops to cover the knowledge of pneumoconiosis, exercise to maintain lung function, health diet, and home safety.
PMAA
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
RECRUITINGPsychological flexibility
Measured by Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II Chinese version. It is a 7-point Likert scale with 7 items. The score ranges from 7 to 49 and a higher total score indicates less flexibility.
Time frame: Baseline, week 6, and week 14
Exercise-related outcome
Measured by Self-Efficacy for Exercise scale Chinese version The Chinese scale has 9 items, 11-point Likert scale. A higher total score indicates people have more self-efficacy to do exercise, range from 0 to 90.
Time frame: Baseline, week 6, and week 14
Practice of healthy diet
Measured by the diet subscale of the Chinese version of Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II The subscale consists of 8 items to assess the practice of healthy diet. It is a 4-point Likert scale that a higher score indicates the more practice of healthy diet (range 8 to 32).
Time frame: Baseline, week 6, and week 14
Blood pressure
Measured by validated and reliable upper-arm automated system after resting for 20 min
Time frame: Baseline, week 6, and week 14
Waist circumference
Measured in nearest 0.1 centimeter
Time frame: Baseline, week 6, and week 14
Body weight
Measured by a calibrated digital body monitor with participants wearing similar light clothing without shoes and socks
Time frame: Baseline, week 6, and week 14
Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c)
blood test
Time frame: Baseline and week 14
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