NDLI: Personalised exercise therapy and self-management support for people with multimorbidity: feasibility of the MOBILIZE intervention

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Author	Skou, Søren T. Brødsgaard, Rasmus H. Nyberg, Mette Dideriksen, Mette Bodtger, Uffe Bricca, Alessio Jäger, Madalina
Abstract	Background Exercise therapy is safe and effective in people with single conditions, but the feasibility in people with two or more conditions is unclear. Therefore, the aim was to evaluate the feasibility of exercise therapy and self-management in people with multimorbidity prior to a randomised, controlled trial (RCT). Methods This was a mixed-methods feasibility study performed in two general hospitals and one psychiatric hospital. 20 adult patients (8 females; mean age (SD) 67 (6.9)) with at least two long-term conditions and a score of ≥ 3 on Disease Burden Impact Scale for at least one condition (at least moderate limitations of daily activities) and of ≥ 2 for at least one other condition. Patients with unstable health conditions, at risk of serious adverse events (SAE) or with terminal conditions were excluded. Participants received 12 weeks of exercise (18 60-min group-based and 6 home-based sessions) and self-management support (6 90-min group-based sessions) supervised by physiotherapists. Pre-defined progression to RCT criteria were the primary outcomes and included recruitment rate (acceptable 20 participants in 3 months), retention through follow-up (75% retention), compliance (75% complete > 9 of exercise and > 3 self-management sessions), outcome burden (80% do not find outcomes too burdensome), improvement in quality of life (EQ-5D-5L) and function (6-min walk test; ≥ 50% experience clinically relevant improvements) and intervention-related SAEs (No SAEs). Furthermore, a purposeful sample including eleven participants and two facilitators were interviewed about their experiences of participating/facilitating. Qualitative data was analysed using thematic analysis. Results Recruitment rate (20 in 49 days), retention (85%), outcome burden (95%), and SAEs (0 related to intervention) were acceptable, while compliance (70%) and improvements (35% in quality of life, 46% in function) were not (amendment needed before proceeding to RCT). The intervention was found acceptable by both participants and physiotherapists with some barriers among participants relating to managing multiple chronic conditions while caring for others or maintaining a job. Physiotherapists expressed a need for additional training. Conclusions Exercise therapy and self-management are feasible in people with multimorbidity. The subsequent RCT, amending the intervention according to progression criteria and feedback, will determine whether the intervention is superior to usual care alone. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov registration: NCT04645732 Open Science Framework https://osf.io/qk6yg/
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ISSN	20555784
DOI	10.1186/s40814-023-01242-0
Journal	Pilot and Feasibility Studies
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	9
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2023-01-18
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Subject Keyword	Medicine Public Health Biomedicine Statistics for Life Sciences Health Sciences Multimorbidity Exercise Self-management Rehabilitation Quality of Life Physical Function Feasibility Medicine/Public Health
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Subject	Medicine
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