Behavioral Intervention to Increase Physical Activity in Patients with Asthma: Identifying Responders

Behavioral Intervention to Increase Physical Activity in Patients with Asthma: Identifying the Profile of Responders

To identify clinical, personal and anthropometric characteristics among patients with asthma who respond and non-responders to a behavioral intervention to increase the level of physical activity.

Adult participants of both genders with moderate to severe asthma, not physically active, will be evaluated after being informed about the study, agreeing and signing the informed consent form. After two days of evaluations, with an interval of 7 days between them, the participants will be included in a behavioral intervention program to increase physical activity for 8 weeks (once a week).

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Participants not physically active;
2. Partially/uncontrolled asthma;
3. Diagnosis of asthma based on the recommendations of the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA 2020);
4. Be under outpatient follow-up at the Pulmonology or Immunology service of the University of Sao Paulo General Hospital;
5. Be under outpatient medical treatment for at least six months, with a stable clinical condition for at least , 30 days;
6. Being using optimized drug therapy for asthma.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Participation in another research protocol;
2. Difficulty in understanding any of the questionnaires used;
3. Practitioners of regular physical activity;
4. Pregnancy and psychiatric problems that make it difficult to understand the questionnaires and the study protocol.