A group-based exercise and behavioural maintenance intervention for adults over 65 years with mobility limitations: the REACT RCT

Autor: Afroditi Stathi, Janet Withall, Colin J Greaves, Janice L Thompson, Gordon Taylor, Antonieta Medina-Lara, Colin Green, Tristan Snowsill, Heidi Johansen-Berg, James Bilzon, Selena Gray, Rosina Cross, Max J Western, Jolanthe L de Koning, Peter Ladlow, Jessica C Bollen, Sarah J Moorlock, Jack M Guralnik, W Jack Rejeski, Melvyn Hillsdon, Kenneth R Fox

Publikováno v: Public Health Research, Vol 10, Iss 14 (2022)

Background: Mobility limitation in older age reduces quality of life, generates substantial health- and social-care costs, and increases mortality. Objective: The REtirement in ACTion (REACT) trial aimed to establish whether or not a community-based

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Effect of a physical activity and behaviour maintenance programme on functional mobility decline in older adults: the REACT (Retirement in Action) randomised controlled trial

Autor: Afroditi Stathi, ProfPhD, Colin J Greaves, ProfPhD, Janice L Thompson, ProfPhD, Janet Withall, PhD, Peter Ladlow, PhD, Gordon Taylor, ProfPhD, Antonieta Medina-Lara, PhD, Tristan Snowsill, PhD, Selena Gray, ProfMD, Colin Green, ProfPhD, Heidi Johansen-Berg, ProfPhD, Claire E Sexton, PhD, James L J Bilzon, ProfPhD, Jolanthe deKoning, PhD, Jessica C Bollen, PhD, Sarah J Moorlock, MSc, Max J Western, PhD, Naiara Demnitz, DPhil, Poppy Seager, MSc, Jack M Guralnik, ProfMD, W Jack Rejeski, ProfPhD, Melvyn Hillsdon, PhD, Kenneth R Fox, ProfPhD

Publikováno v: The Lancet Public Health, Vol 7, Iss 4, Pp e316-e326 (2022)

Summary: Background: Mobility limitations in old age can greatly reduce quality of life, generate substantial health and social care costs, and increase mortality. Through the Retirement in Action (REACT) trial, we aimed to establish whether a commun

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Children's active play: self-reported motivators, barriers and facilitators

Autor: Rowan Brockman, Russell Jago, Kenneth R Fox

Publikováno v: BMC Public Health, Vol 11 (2011)

Physical activity has important benefits for children's physical health and mental wellbeing, but many children do not meet recommended levels. Research suggests that active play has the potential to make a valuable contribution to children's overall

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The Tribulations of Trials: Lessons Learnt Recruiting 777 Older Adults Into REtirement in ACTion (REACT), a Trial of a Community, Group-Based Active Aging Intervention Targeting Mobility Disability

Autor: Afroditi Stathi, Rosina Cross, Janice L. Thompson, W. Jack Rejeski, Sandra Agyapong-Badu, Kenneth R Fox, Jolanthe De Koning, Janet Withall, Gordon Taylor, Selena Gray, Jack M. Guralnik, Max Western, Sarah J Moorlock, Colin J Greaves, Peter Ladlow, James Clynes, Antonieta Medina-Lara, Tristan Snowsill, Vasiliki Zisi, Jessica Bollen

Publikováno v: Withall, J, Greaves, C J, Thompson, J L, De Koning, J, bollen, J C, Moorlock, S, Fox, K R, Western, M, Snowsill, T, Medina-Lara, A, Cross, R, Ladlow, P, Taylor, G, Zisi, V, Clynes, J, Gray, S, Agyapong-Badu, S, Guralnik, J, Rejeski, J & Stathi, A 2020, ' The tribulations of trials: Lessons learnt recruiting 777 older adults into REtirement in ACTion (REACT), a trial of a community, group-based active ageing intervention targeting mobility disability ', Journal of Gerontology: series A-Medical Sciences, vol. 75, no. 12, glaa051, pp. 2387-2395 . https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glaa051
The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Background Challenges of recruitment to randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and successful strategies to overcome them should be clearly reported to improve recruitment into future trials. REtirement in ACTion (REACT) is a United Kingdom-based multic

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https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glaa051

Mobilising people as assets for active ageing promotion:a multi-stakeholder perspective on peer volunteering initiatives

Autor: Cecilie Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Marlene Kritz, Afroditi Stathi, Debbie Wills, Eva Barrett, Sandra Agyapong-Badu, Kenneth R Fox, Janet Withall

Publikováno v: Stathi, A, Withall, J, Agyapong-Badu, S, Barrett, E, Kritz, M, Wills, D, Thogersen-Ntoumani, C & Fox, K R 2021, ' Mobilising people as assets for active ageing promotion : a multi-stakeholder perspective on peer volunteering initiatives ', BMC Public Health, vol. 21, no. 1, 150 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-10136-2
BMC Public Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)
BMC Public Health

Background Successful peer volunteering is central to many community-based, active ageing initiatives. This study synthesises the perspectives of a range of stakeholders involved in peer volunteering initiatives and provides recommendations as to how

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https://hdl.handle.net/1983/7845423d-312b-4779-9ae4-de57f533a6b6