Self-regulation and physical activity behaviour in individuals who are experiencing fatigue symptoms

众所周知，体育活动（PA）可以促进慢性疾病患者的健康生活方式，具有各种益处，包括健康，健身和功能。经常出现疲劳症状的人很难平衡他们的日常活动，这可能导致身体活动较少的生活方式。量身定制的活动节奏是一种自我管理策略，可以帮助调节身体活动水平，自我调节是管理情绪的能力。它们是运动参与和PA的两种机制，尤其与有疲劳症状的人有关。此外，探索活动节奏和自我调节将帮助我们了解疲劳患者如何计划他们的日子，并确定他们是否实现了目标。活动节奏将作为一种可能的成功方法进行探索，以改善这一人群管理活动和处理疲劳症状的方式。有关活动步调和自我调节的证据有望成为PA推广的关键特征，旨在引入量身定制的建议，以更好地管理具有不同活动步调行为的人的PA和疲劳症状。在多发性硬化症人群中发现了积极作用；然而，目前对这种方法的研究还很少。本博士研究的主要目的是通过提供有关活动节奏和自我调节的建议和指导以及帮助他们管理疲劳症状，开发一种干预措施，以促进有疲劳症状的个体的PA。该项目的调查结果也将分发给保健专业人员（CRESTA诊所）和学术听众。联合生产研究的最佳实践（UBC加拿大）将掌握国际。

Physical activity (PA) is known to promote a healthy lifestyle among individuals with chronic diseases with various benefits including health, fitness, and function. Often individuals who experience fatigue symptoms have difficulty balancing their daily activities, which could result in a less physically active lifestyle. Tailored activity pacing is a self-management strategy that can help with regulating physical activity levels and self-regulation is the ability to manage emotions. They are two mechanisms involved in exercise engagement and PA, particularly relevant to persons living with fatigue symptoms. Moreover, exploring activity pacing and self-regulation will help us understand how individuals with fatigue plan their days and identify whether they achieve their goals. Activity pacing will be explored as a possible successful approach to improve the way this population manage their activities and deal with fatigue symptoms. Evidence on activity pacing and self-regulation is expected to be a critical feature in PA promotion aimed at introducing tailored advice to better manage PA and fatigue symptoms in people with different activity pacing behaviours. Positive effects have been found in Multiple Sclerosis populations; however, studies on this approach are currently scarce.The main purpose of this PhD research is to develop an intervention to promote PA in individuals with fatigue symptoms by providing advice and guidance on activity pacing and self-regulation and by helping them manage fatigue symptoms. The findings of this project will also be disseminated to health professionals (CRESTA Clinic) and academic audience. Best-practice of co-production in research (UBC Canada) will be mastered internationally.