Effectiveness of a walking programme to support adults with intellectual disabilities to increase physical activity: Walk well cluster-randomised controlled trial

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Melville, Craig A ^a   Mitchell, Fiona ^a   Stalker, Kirsten ^b   Matthews, Lynsay ^a   McConnachie, Alex ^a   Murray, Heather M ^a   Melling, Chris ^c   Mutrie, Nanette ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING; WELLBEING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; WALKING;

EID: 84942317256     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12966-015-0290-5     Document Type: Article

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