Increasing older adults’ walking through primary care: results of a pilot randomized controlled trial

Nanette Mutrie; Orla Doolin; Claire Fitzsimons; Margaret Grant; Malcolm Granat; Madeleine Grealy; Hazel Macdonald; Freya MacMillan; Alex McConnachie; David Rowe; Rebecca Shaw; Dawn Skelton

doi:10.1093/fampra/cms038

Increasing older adults’ walking through primary care: results of a pilot randomized controlled trial

Nanette Mutrie, Orla Doolin, Claire Fitzsimons, Margaret Grant, Malcolm Granat, Madeleine Grealy, Hazel Macdonald, Freya MacMillan, Alex McConnachie, David Rowe, Rebecca Shaw, Dawn Skelton

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Abstract

Physical activity can positively influence health for older adults. Primary care is a good setting for physical activity promotion.The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of a pedometer-based walking programme in combination with physical activity consultations. The study design involved a two-arm (intervention/control) 12-week randomized controlled trial with a 12-week follow-up for the intervention group.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	633-642
Number of pages	10
Journal	Family Practice
Volume	29
Issue number	6
Early online date	28 Jul 2012
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cms038
Publication status	Published - 2012

Keywords

ageing
patient education
physical activity
prevention
primary care
quality of life

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