Category: Physical activity - adults
Dual exercise interventions to prevent dementia
Promoting independence and memory for people with and at risk for dementia.
‘People don’t get cancer, families do’ promoting the importance of physical activity to families impacted by cancer
Physical activity during and after treatment for cancer is safe and beneficial. Yet, patients remain inactive and physical activity is not recognised as a crucial tog in a patient’s cancer treatment.
Men on the margins: constructing health behaviour within communities of deprivation
This study will explore the intersection between masculinity and poverty and its impact on health.
The development and evaluation of a digital intervention to increase physical activity in disabled older adults
A potential way to promote physical activity in community-dwelling older adults with disabilities is through web-based (or digital) interventions.
Breast cancer diagnosis as a teachable moment for mothers and daughters for primary and secondary prevention
Exploring how to engage with breast cancer patients and their daughters and granddaughters to encourage physical activity.
Process evaluation of the dataset of a large, community-based, exercise and behavioural maintenance trial
Examining the mechanisms of change and maintenance of physical function 12-months post intervention using mixed methods approaches
Sharing the same motivational space: implications for exercise professionals and client outcomes
The relationship between exercise professionals and clients is an important factor in the success of attempts at behaviour change.
Systematic review of reversal theory-based interventions to change health-related outcomes
A number of theories are used to underpin behaviour change interventions aiming to improve health outcomes, but evidence is yet to identify that these are fully successful.
The impact of homeworking on occupational sedentary behaviour: prevalence and opportunities
COVID-19 caused a rapid change in the working environment, resulting many workplaces having to close and vast numbers of workers now working from home. Initial evidence suggests that levels of physical activity in the population have fallen over the course of the pandemic.
Can social prescribing contribute to improving the health and well-being of the population?
Social prescribing is a policy where healthcare professionals refer the public to local community services, to meet their wellbeing needs. It aims to empower the public to self-manage their health and wellbeing.