Adherence to exercise referral schemes by participants - what do providers and commissioners need to know? A systematic review of barriers and facilitators

• Main Authors: Fiona Morgan (Author), Alysia Battersby (Author), Alison L Weightman (Author), Lydia Searchfield (Author), Ruth Turley (Author), Helen Morgan (Author), James Jagroo (Author), Simon Ellis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Physical inactivity levels are rising worldwide with major implications for the health of the population and the prevalence of non-communicable diseases. Exercise referral schemes (ERS) continue to be a popular intervention utilised by healthcare practitioners to increase physica...