Prescribing physical activity in parks to improve health and wellbeing: Protocol of the park prescription randomized controlled trial

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2018, Pages

  Müller Riemenschneider, Falk ^a,b   Petrunoff, Nick ^a   Sia, Angelia ^c   Ramiah, Anbumalar ^d   Ng, Alwyn ^a   Han, Jane ^d   Wong, Michael ^d   Choo, Tai Bee ^a   Uijtdewilligen, Léonie ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c SINGAPORE BOTANIC GARDENS   (Singapore)

^d KHOO TECK PUAT HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Middle aged; Park; Physical activity; Randomized controlled trial; Urban green space

Indexed keywords

GREENSPACE; HEALTH CARE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; URBAN AREA;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MASS SCREENING; MODERATE TO VIGOROUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOME; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCRIPTION; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATIONAL PARK; SINGAPOREAN; TEACHING; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SELF REPORT;

SINGAPORE [SINGAPORE (NTN)]; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

ACCELEROMETRY; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARKS, RECREATIONAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SELF REPORT;

EID: 85048061415     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15061154     Document Type: Article

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