Multicentre cluster randomised trial comparing a community group exercise programme with home based exercise with usual care for people aged 65 and over in primary care

Iliffe, Steve; Kendrick, Denise; Morris, Richard; Masud, Tahir; Gage, Heather; Skelton, Dawn; Dinan, Susie; Bowling, Ann; Griffin, Mark; Haworth, Deborah; Swanwick, Glen; Carpenter, Hannah; Kumar, Arun; Stevens, Zoe; Gawler, Sheena; Barlow, Cate; Cooke, Juliette; Belcher, Carolyn

doi:10.3310/hta18490

All Outputs (4)

Reducing falls among older people in general practice: the ProAct65+ exercise intervention trial (2016)
Journal Article

Background: Falls are common in the older UK population and associated costs to the NHS are high. Systematic reviews suggest that home exercise and group-based exercise interventions, which focus on progressively challenging balance and increasing st... Read More about Reducing falls among older people in general practice: the ProAct65+ exercise intervention trial.

Promoting physical activity in older people in general practice: ProAct65+ cluster randomised controlled trial (2015)
Journal Article

“Keeping Moving”: factors associated with sedentary behaviour among older people recruited to an exercise promotion trial in general practice (2015)
Journal Article

Background Sedentary behaviour is detrimental to health, even in those who achieve recommended levels of physical activity. Efforts to increase physical activity in older people so that they reach beneficial levels have been disappointing. Reducin... Read More about “Keeping Moving”: factors associated with sedentary behaviour among older people recruited to an exercise promotion trial in general practice.

Multicentre cluster randomised trial comparing a community group exercise programme with home based exercise with usual care for people aged 65 and over in primary care (2014)
Journal Article

Background: Regular physical activity (PA) reduces the risk of falls and hip fractures, and mortality from all causes. However, PA levels are low in the older population and previous intervention studies have demonstrated only modest, short-term impr... Read More about Multicentre cluster randomised trial comparing a community group exercise programme with home based exercise with usual care for people aged 65 and over in primary care.