[PDF] Top 20 Are brief interventions to increase physical activity cost-effective? : A systematic review

... Initial screening of titles and abstracts against inclusion criteria was undertaken by one researcher (VGC) and potentially rele- vant articles were retrieved. Abstracted data were double checked by a second researcher ... See full document

... achieve a participant sample with more representative demographic characteristics than passive approaches (ie, prompt potential participants to identify them- selves) not targeting specific demographics. This finding is ... See full document

... desk interventions may reduce sedentary behavior and could therefore have implications for health promotion initiatives in the school ...promotion interventions in the school setting have been established; ... See full document

... These are the opinions of the researcher based upon appraisal of the evidence found. The review aims to provide only a very brief summary and an indication of the strength of the available evidence. Results ... See full document

... and systematic reviews have demonstrated the positive effect of various worksite physical activity interventions on physical activity, productivity and cost outcomes ... See full document

... this systematic review is that the majority of workplace dietary and physical interventions targeting healthcare professionals did not report their theoretical ...develop interventions, ... See full document

... economic cost globally and is associated with economic costs of £21 billion and £15billion within the UK, respectively, and trends for use are not ...Pharmacological interventions are well researched, but ... See full document

... are effective in helping people to both initiate change and to maintain the ...the cost and limitation of self-regulation, setbacks, and relapses ... See full document

... school-based interventions on overall PA and sedentary levels is be accurately ...an activity gradient, which removed the issue of multiple cut points, and thus could be a more promising and robust approach ... See full document

... the systematic search to identify potentially relevant studies for inclusion accord- ing to PICO (see Table 3 for PICO-proposed criteria for inclusion in the systematic review) and label each study ... See full document

... and/or physical activity interventions have the potential to address not only the pain and disability associated with chronic pain but also the increased risk of morbidity and mortality seen in this ... See full document

... questions. Systematic reviews considered eligible for the present study were synthesised separately for each of the four life-course stages: peri-conception; pregnancy; infants and toddlers (up to 23 months); ... See full document

... regular physical activity [Department of Health, 2005; US National Physical Activity Plan, 2010; Department for Work & Pensions & Department of HSE; NICE, ...promote physical ... See full document

... of effective and sustainable interven- tions to increase physical activity in children has been identified by many governments and public health agen- cies as a key research priority for ... See full document

... This systematic review included a number of studies including a low number of patients, however, the studies were rated of sufficient to good ...the physical interventions were ...a ... See full document

... care interventions in primary care can significantly and cost-effectively improve depression care outcomes [11 – 14] and can improve adherence to clinical guidelines for effective psychological and ... See full document

... this review are frequently lim- ited in terms of small sample sizes, short intervention periods and absence of long-term follow ...their review, Lowe & Lubos[56] concluded that the current literature on ... See full document

... of physical activity (PA) in young children requires effective ...PA interventions in childcare by applying a socio-ecological ...the interventions was determined according to the ... See full document

... this review also underscore the need for future work in this ...about physical activity pro- motion programs for ...based interventions and (iv) interventions conducted in the primary ... See full document

... Another theory, focusing on classroom motivation, is the Achievement Goal Theory, where goal orientations are grouped into performance goal orientation and mastery goal orientation. Performance goal orientation is ... See full document