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. 2016 Apr 4;6(4):e010109. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010109

Table 1.

Study outcome measures and process measures*

Measure Aspect being measured/assessed
Study outcome measures
 Endurance shuttle walk test Exercise capacity
 6 min walk test29 Exercise capacity
 Activity monitoring Physical activity
 Functional Performance Inventory—Short Form Perceived ease or difficulty with daily activities
 PROactive Amount and difficulty of daily activity
 Spirometry Lung function
 Modified Borg Scale Intensity of breathing discomfort
 St George's Respiratory Questionnaire32 Health status
 Heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, adverse events Safety assessments
 Montreal Cognitive Assessment23 Cognitive function
 Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale24 Anxiety and depression
 Brief Patient Health Questionnaire-mood25 26 Major depressive disorder
Behaviour-change self-management programme process measures
 Physical Activity Outcome Expectancies questionnaire30 Patient expectancies of physical activity
 Perceived Competence Scale34 Feelings of competence about engaging in healthier behaviour
 Treatment Self-Regulation Questionnaire33 Degree to which a patient's motivation for a specific behaviour is self-determined
 Stage of change31 Readiness for change
 Self-efficacy and motivation questions related to specific programme contents Levels of motivation for change and confidence to change

*Outcome measures provide data on the effects of the self-management intervention. Process measures inform the Site Case Manager to help direct the self-management intervention.