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The Recruitment and Retention of Individuals With Intellectual Disability in Randomized Controlled Trials: A Scoping Review

British Journal of Learning Disabilities, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background People with intellectual disabilities face significant health disparities and often encounter barriers in accessing healthcare services. Although research supports the need for reasonable adjustments to improve healthcare access for this population, implementation in acute healthcare settings remains limited.
Owen Doody, Louise Murphy, Ruth Ryan, Rosemary Lyons, Wenyi Tang, Lorna Bourke   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

General practitioners’ views on the role of pedometers in health promotion [PDF]

Journal of Primary Health Care, 2014
INTRODUCTION: Regular pedometer use can help initiate and maintain regular walking activity that can lead to a number of health-related benefits.
Patel A, Kolt GS, Schofield GM, Keogh JW
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Promoting Stair Climbing as an Exercise Routine among Healthy Older Adults Attending a Community-Based Physical Activity Program

Sports, 2019
Stair climbing provides a feasible opportunity for increasing physical activity (PA) in daily living. The purpose of this study was to examine the daily walking and stair-climbing steps among healthy older adults (age: 74.0 ± 4.9 years; Body Mass ...
Nobuko Hongu, Mieko Shimada, Rieko Miyake, Yusuke Nakajima, Ichirou Nakajima, Yutaka Yoshitake   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Promoting Physical Activity and Reducing Sedentary Behaviors among French Adolescent Girls from Low-Incomes Communities

Adolescents, 2021
(1) Background: Despite health benefits of engaging in regular physical activity (PA), adolescents fail to achieve the recommended PA practice (especially among girls with low socio-economic position).
Virginie Nicaise, Guillaume Martinent, Bethania Rauseo, Emma Guillet-Descas   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Influence of Pedometer Position on Pedometer Accuracy at Various Walking Speeds: A Comparative Study

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2016
Demographic growth in conjunction with the rise of chronic diseases is increasing the pressure on health care systems in most OECD countries. Physical activity is known to be an essential factor in improving or maintaining good health. Walking is especially recommended, as it is an activity that can easily be performed by most people without ...
Frederic Ehrler, Chloé Weber, Christian Lovis   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Children's Health: Evaluating the Impact of Digital Technology. Final Report for Sunderland City Council. [PDF]

, 2011
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Children’s Health project sponsored by the City of Sunderland Digital Challenge project examined the impact of providing health-focused digital technologies to children aged 11-15 years, in terms of their usage and requirements of ...
Edwards, Helen, McDonald, Sharon, Zhao, Tingting   +2 more
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Does physical activity counselling enhance the effects of a pedometer-based intervention over the long-term : 12-month findings from the Walking for Wellbeing in the West study [PDF]

, 2012
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A Kirk, B Marcus, C Fitzsimons, C Tudor-Locke, C Tudor-Locke, CE Garber, CL Craig, Claire F Fitzsimons, CR Richardson, D Watson, Department of Health, Department of Health, DJ Haines, DM Bravata, G Baker, G Baker, G Baker, G EuroQol, G O'Donovan, Graham Baker, H Sugiura, KJ Fisher, LJ Cobiac, M Kang, M Murphy, M Sjöström, MA Tully, Medical Research Council, MH Murphy, Myra A Nimmo, N Gilson, Nanette Mutrie, P Craig, P Ekkekakis, P Ekkekakis, R Shaw, S Gray, S Marshall, S Thomas, SA Clemes, SJ Marshall, Stuart R Gray, T Yates, WH Saris   +43 more
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Enhancing Breast Cancer Survivorship Care: The Role of Nurses in Post‐Treatment Follow‐Up—A Scoping Review

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To examine the role of nurses in providing post‐treatment follow‐up care to breast cancer survivors, and to assess the impact of this care on survivors' satisfaction. Methods Scoping review. Data Sources An electronic literature search from PubMed and CINAHL databases was conducted, covering the period from 2013 to November 2023.
Judith Gálvez‐Sánchez, Nelia Soto‐Ruiz, Paula Escalada‐Hernández, Ana Carolina Andrade Biaggi Leite, Cristina García‐Vivar   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of pedometer use and goal setting on walking and functional status in overweight adults with multimorbidity: a crossover clinical trial

Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2016
Paul Y Takahashi,1 Stephanie M Quigg,1 Ivana T Croghan,1 Darrell R Schroeder,2 Jon O Ebbert1 1Division of Primary Care Internal Medicine, 2Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA Background: Walking can improve ...
Takahashi PY, Quigg SM, Croghan IT, Schroeder DR, Ebbert JO   +4 more
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Using the affective priming paradigm to explore the attitudes underlying walking behaviour [PDF]

, 2007
Objectives. Walking is poorly represented in memory, making it difficult to measure using self-report and even harder to predict. To circumvent this, we used the affective priming paradigm (Fazio, Sanbonmatsu, Powell, & Kardes, 1986) to assess ...
Ajzen, Bargh, Blair, British Heart Foundation, David P. French, Department of Health, Emma J. Scott, Eves, Fazio, Fazio, Ferguson, Fox, Frank F. Eves, Gauvin, Hagger, Hall, Helbing, Hermans, Holt, Holt, Houwer, Klauer, Klauer, Lowe, Parfitt, Prokop, Reiser, Riddle, Roberta Hoppé, Sallis, Scott, Storbeck, Tannahill, U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services, Warren, Wentura   +35 more
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