Breaking down the barriers – FitPro 2008
Breaking down the barriers, by Bob Laventure and Dawn Skelton – Fitpro Magazine March 2008.
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Physical activity interventions targeting older adults. A critical review and recommendations (1998)
Physical activity interventions targeting older adults. A critical review and recommendations by A King, WJ Rejeski and D Buchner, published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine in 1998.
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Effectiveness of physical activity interventions for older adults: A Review (2002)
Effectiveness of physical activity interventions for older adults: A Review, by Akke K van der Bij, Miranda G.H Laurant and Michel Wensing.
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Older People and Physical Activity: Factsheet (HEA 2000)
A historical document written by Dawn Skelton for the DTI/HEA way back then! Still reads well 🙂 Click here to download.
Understanding Participation in Sport (Sport England 2005)
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.
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Understanding participation among recently retired people (Sport England 2009)
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.
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Advising an older person to become active – do we know what works?
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…
Recommendations for promoting the engagement of older people in preventative healthcare
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…
Exercise Leadership in Cardiac Rehabilitation: An evidence-based approach
Exercise Leadership in Cardiac Rehabilitation: An evidence-based approach by Morag Thow. Available on Amazon.
Physical Activity and the Older Adult: A Knowledge Base for Managing Exercise Programs
Physical Activity and the Older Adult: A Knowledge Base for Managing Exercise Programs by Devin Govindasamy. Available from Amazon.