Can adding web-based support to UK primary care exercise referral schemes improve patients’ physical activity levels? Findings from an internal pilot study.

Can adding web-based support to UK primary care exercise referral schemes improve patients’ physical activity levels? Findings from an internal pilot study.

Background: Promoting physical activity (PA) via primary care exercise referral schemes (ERS) is common but there is no rigorous evidence for long term changes in PA (Pavey et al, 2011) among those with chronic conditions. From July 2015, for 15 months, the e-coachER trial began to recruit 1400 pati...

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Main Authors: Adrian Taylor, Douglas Webb, Sarah Dean, Kate Jolly, Nanette Mutrie, Lucy Yardley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
Primary Health Care
physical activity
randomized controlled trial
e-health
Behaviour change techniques
exercise referral scheme
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/conf.FPUBH.2016.01.00034/full

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