KEeP ACTIVe Club Study: Kidney Transplant Recipients’ Experiences of a Physical Activity and Social Interaction Virtual Group

Author:

Malo Marie-Françoise1,Janaudis-Ferreira Tania23,Affdal Aliya14,Ballesteros Gallego Fabián-Andrés4,Boulianne-Gref Janie4,Cantarovich Marcelo5,Ingram Elizabeth2,Mangahas Lloyd2,Tansey Catherine M.2,Sapir-Pichhadze Ruth235ORCID,Fortin Marie-Chantal134ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Bioethics Program, École de santé publique de l’Université de Montréal, QC, Canada

2. Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada

3. The Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program, Edmonton, AB, Canada

4. Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, QC, Canada

5. McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada

Abstract

Background: It can be difficult for kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) to be physically active after their transplantation. Physical inactivity is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, one of the leading cause of death among KTRs. To help KTRs start and maintain a physical activity routine, we developed the KEeP ACTIVe Club, a 6-month online intervention with access to a kinesiologist, a patient partner, and a private support group with an online platform (Facebook). Objective: The objective of this study was to capture the participants’ experiences of the KEeP ACTIVe Club. Design: Individual interviews. Setting: The Center hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) and the McGill University Health Center (MUHC) kidney transplant programs. Participants: Kidney transplant recipients who participated in the KEeP ACTIVe Club. Methods: Between October and December 2021, we conducted 11 individual semi-directed interviews with KTRs from 2 urban kidney transplant programs who participated in the KEeP ACTIVe Club. The interviews were digitally recorded and transcribed. Thematic analysis was conducted. Results: Participants’ principal motivation to participate in the KEeP ACTIVe Club was to improve their physical fitness following their transplant in a pandemic period. One of the main benefits of the KEeP ACTIVe Club was the improvement of participant’s self-confidence and the knowledge gained regarding exercises adapted to their reality as KTRs. However, the small number of participants and the schedules of classes offered were viewed as a pitfall of the current intervention. Finally, the peer mentoring and support gained by other participants were important and viewed as highly impactful aspects of the KEeP ACTIVe Club. Limitations: Only 11 of the 18 patients who participated in the KEeP ACTIVe Club took part in the interviews. Conclusion: Participants reported a positive experience with the KEeP ACTIVe Club. Peer mentoring and support gained from other participants seem to be essential aspects of the experience within the KEeP ACTIVe Club. This program is a good avenue to offer in post-transplant care to help KTRs to be more active and to connect with other patients.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

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