Acceptance-based Healthy Lifestyles Program for Patients With Pneumoconiosis

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

Interventions: Other: Acceptance-based healthy lifestyles program (control group)
Other: Acceptance-based healthy lifestyles program (intervention group)

Brief Summary: 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.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

Those who have mental, visual, hearing, or cognitive impairments with regular medical follow-ups and treatment.
Those who are unable to give written consent.

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Control	Acceptance-based healthy lifestyles program (control group)	Participants will receive the acceptance-based healthy lifestyles program between week 8-14.
Intervention	Acceptance-based healthy lifestyles program (intervention group)	Participants will receive the acceptance-based healthy lifestyles program between week 1-6.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Psychological flexibility	Baseline, week 6, and week 14	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.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Exercise-related outcome	Baseline, week 6, and week 14	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.
Blood pressure	Baseline, week 6, and week 14	Measured by validated and reliable upper-arm automated system after resting for 20 min
Practice of healthy diet	Baseline, week 6, and week 14	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).
Body weight	Baseline, week 6, and week 14	Measured by a calibrated digital body monitor with participants wearing similar light clothing without shoes and socks
Waist circumference	Baseline, week 6, and week 14	Measured in nearest 0.1 centimeter
Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c)	Baseline and week 14	blood test

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