Effectiveness of physical activity interventions for older adults: A Review, by Akke K van der Bij, Miranda G.H Laurant and Michel Wensing.
This article can be downloaded here.
Older People’s Views of Falls-Prevention Interventions in Six European Countries by Prof Lucy Yardley et al. Published in The Gerontologist in 2006.
Available to download here.
Abstract presented at the 7th World Congress on Active Ageing in Japan in 2008. Authors, the 3 LLt Directors, Bob Laventure, Susie Dinan and Dawn Skelton. To view the abstract, click here.
Sport England: Understanding Participation in Sport – A Systematic Review.
The University of Oxford undertook a review of existing qualitative research evidence around understanding participation in sport. This report has a section on recently retired and older people.
Download it here.
Sport England commissioned research in 2009.
The aim of this research was to significantly improve understanding of the determinants of participation in sport and physical activity, in order to better design interventions that will engage people in lifelong involvement in sport and physical activity.
Download the report here.
Advising an older person to become active – do we know what works? Advice from the BHF NCPAH based on evidence and published in 2008. Key components of successful practice · Use of a health educator and an extended consultation time · Assessment of problem areas · Recognition of readiness of change · Goals agreed…
Evidence based recommendations for promoting the engagement of older people in preventative healthcare. These recommendations were put together by members of ProFaNE. The full paper is available from BMJ Quality and Safety in Healthcare. L Yardley, N Beyer, K Hauer, K McKee, C Ballinger, C Todd. Qual Saf Health Care 2007;16:230-234 1. Raise awareness in…
Senior Fitness Test Manual: Easy-to-Use Way of Measuring Fitness Levels in Older Adults by Roberta E. Rikli and C. Jessie Jones. Available from Human Kinetics.
The Local Exercise Action pilot (LEAP) programme was an exciting public health programme funded by the Department of Health, Sport England and the Countryside Agency to test out and evaluate different evidence based ways to increase physical activity levels in the community. Nottingham involved peer mentors in their pilot, read the evaluation here.
Activity Friends is a volunteer programme for the over 50’s designed to help people achieve a healthier lifestyle through increasing physical activity and befriending to alleviate social isolation. Volunteers are trained as ‘Activity Friends’ who then reach out to their peers in their local community. Support and encouragement is given on a one-to-one or a…
