Facilitated physical activity as a treatment for depressed adults
Randomised controlled trial
Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of facilitated physical activity as an adjunctive treatment for adults with depression presenting in primary care. Results: There was no evidence that participants offered the…
"Get off the sofa and go and play"
Family and socioeconomic influences on the physical activity of 10-11 year old children
Background: Physical activity declines as children approach puberty. Research has focussed on psychosocial, environmental, and demographic determinants. This paper explores how family and socioeconomic factors are related to children's physical…
Effect of exercise referral schemes in primary care on physical activity and improving health outcomes
Systematic review and meta-analysis
Considerable uncertainty remains as to the effectiveness of exercise referral schemes for increasing physical activity, fitness, or health indicators, or whether they are an efficient use of resources for sedentary…
Physical activity and sedentary behaviour typologies of 10-11 year olds
Background: Targeted interventions may be more effective at increasing children's physical activity. The aim of this study was to identify clusters of children based on physical activity and sedentary patterns…
Development of scales to assess children's perceptions of friend and parental influences on physical activity
Many children do not meet physical activity guidelines. Parents and friends are likely to influence children's physical activity but there is a shortage of measures that are able to capture…
The influence of physical activity on mental well-being
Objective: The case for exercise and health has primarily been made on its impact on diseases such coronary heart disease, obesity and diabetes. However, there is a very high cost…
Physical activity and obesity
Dit artikel geeft redenen om lichaamsbeweging te promoten bij het verhelpen van overgewicht.