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Title: | Numbers are not the whole story: a qualitative exploration of barriers and facilitators to increased physical activity in a primary care based walking intervention |
Authors: | Normansell, R Smith, J Victor, C Cook, DG Kerry, S Iliffe, S Ussher, M Fox-Rushby, J Whincup, P Harris, T |
Keywords: | Qualitative research;Physical activity;Pedometer intervention;Walking;Primary care;Older adults |
Issue Date: | 2014 |
Publisher: | BioMed Central Ltd |
Citation: | BMC Public Health, 14: 1272, (2014) |
Abstract: | Background: The majority of mid-life and older adults in the UK are not achieving recommended physical activity levels and inactivity is associated with many health problems. Walking is a safe, appropriate exercise. The PACE-UP trial sought to increase walking through the structured use of a pedometer and handbook, with and without support from a practice nurse trained in behaviour change techniques (BCTs). Understanding barriers and facilitators to engagement with a primary care based physical activity intervention is essential for future trials and programmes. Methods: We conducted semi-structured telephone interviews using a topic guide with purposive samples of participants who did and did not increase their walking from both intervention groups. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed and coded independently by researchers prior to performing a thematic analysis. Responsiveness to the specific BCTs used was also analysed. |
Description: | This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. |
URI: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/1272 http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/10464 |
DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-1272 |
ISSN: | 1471-2458 |
Appears in Collections: | Health Economics Research Group (HERG) |
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