Process evaluation of the Walk Well study: A cluster-randomised controlled trial of a community based walking programme for adults with intellectual disabilities

BMC Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

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

^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

Behaviour change; Intellectual disabilities; Pedometers; Physical activity; Process evaluation; Randomised controlled trial; Walking

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

ACTIGRAPHY; ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 84977576777     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3179-6     Document Type: Article

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