Activity Coaching in Patients Post Lung Transplantation

"A.Education about the importance of PA. During a one-to-one interview with the coach motivation, self-efficacy, barriers, favorite activities and strategies to become more active are discussed.~B. Step counter providing direct feedback.~C.A smartphone with a project-tailored application. The application provides automated coaching by displaying an activity goal (number of steps) and feedback on a daily basis. The feedback comes with a graphical presentation. Patients' targets are automatically revised weekly. The aim is to progressively increase the PA during the 12 weeks period and maintain afterwards.~D.Telephone contacts triggered in the case of non-compliance with wearing the step counter, failure to transmit data or failure to progress. Coaches are alerted by a note at the coaches' backend to take contact with the patient if needed."

"A. Education about the importance of PA. During a one-to-one interview with the investigator, patients will receive a personal goal (expressed in steps/day), based on their individual exercise capacity.~B.A step counter providing direct feedback.~C.A smartphone with a project-tailored application. The application receives the step data of the patient and asks on a weekly basis about the patient's change in medication. The application does provide a graph showing the steps the patient took and presents a general activity plan including their personal goal (which stays the same throughout the entire intervention period)."