A novel behavioural INTErvention to REduce Sitting Time in older adults undergoing orthopaedic surgery (INTEREST): protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility study
Abstract Background Osteoarthritis is a highly prevalent condition in older adults, that causes many sufferers to require a hip or knee replacement in order to improve their quality of life and reduce pain. Individuals waiting for hip or knee replacements are often highly sedentary; thus, it is pert...
Main Authors: | Justin Avery Aunger, Colin James Greaves, Edward T. Davis, Carolyn Anne Greig |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-04-01
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Series: | Pilot and Feasibility Studies |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40814-019-0437-2 |
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