Making and maintaining lifestyle changes with the support of a lay health advisor: Longitudinal qualitative study of health trainer services in northern England

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Visram, Shelina ^a,b   Clarke, Charlotte ^c   White, Martin ^b,d  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH TRAINER; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; UNITED KINGDOM; VERY ELDERLY; CONSULTATION; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH EDUCATOR; LIFESTYLE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONSULTANTS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATORS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

EID: 84900458467     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094749     Document Type: Article

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