Leveraging mobile technology for public health promotion: A multidisciplinary perspective

JL Hicks, MA Boswell, T Althoff, AJ Crum… - Annual review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Health behaviors are inextricably linked to health and well-being, yet issues such as
physical inactivity and insufficient sleep remain significant global public health problems …

[HTML][HTML] The importance of physical activity exercise among older people

B Langhammer, A Bergland… - BioMed research …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In this special issue of BioMed Research International, the focus is on lifestyle and in
particular physical activity (PA) as a driver for a healthy and long life for older people. As …

Understanding outdoor gyms in public open spaces: a systematic review and integrative synthesis of qualitative and quantitative evidence

JLC Lee, TLT Lo, RTH Ho - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2018 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: An outdoor gym (OG) is environmental infrastructure built in a public open
space to promote structured physical activity. The provision of OGs is increasingly seen as …

Social-ecological factors related to preventive behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea

SH Jang - PLoS One, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Most studies on COVID-19 preventive behaviors have focused on single-level factors such
as national policy, community social capital, or individuals' sociodemographic …

Understanding influences on physical activity participation by older adults: A qualitative study of community-dwelling older adults from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study …

J Zhang, I Bloom, EM Dennison, KA Ward… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background The health benefits of physical activity (PA) participation in later life are widely
recognised. Understanding factors that can influence the participation of community …

Predictors of intentions of adults over 35 years to participate in walking sport programs: A social‐ecological mixed‐methods approach

H Sivaramakrishnan, E Quested… - … Journal of Medicine …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
There is a growing need to identify acceptable and feasible opportunities to engage adults
over 35 years in physical activity. Walking sports may be a potential means to engage adults …

Patients' experiences of, and engagement with, remote home monitoring services for COVID‐19 patients: A rapid mixed‐methods study

H Walton, C Vindrola‐Padros, NE Crellin… - Health …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Remote home monitoring models were implemented during the COVID‐19
pandemic to shorten hospital length of stay, reduce unnecessary hospital admission …

Beyond “move more”: feeling the rhythms of physical activity in mid and later-life

C Phoenix, SL Bell - Social Science & Medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
The last two decades have seen growing unease regarding the negative health
consequences of increasing levels of physical inactivity, both in the UK and further afield …

A socioecological description of the influencing factors to midwives' management of preeclampsia in a Ghanaian tertiary hospital

I Garti, M Gray, A Bromley, B Tan - PLoS One, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Introduction In low-resource settings, midwives are the first contact for women with
preeclampsia and lead the coordination of care. Unfavourable preeclampsia outcomes …

“It's not time for us to sit down yet”: how group exercise programs can motivate physical activity and overcome barriers in inactive older adults

LA Royse, BS Baker, MD Warne-Griggs… - … Journal of Qualitative …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Physical activity and exercise are critical for older adults' physical and mental
health. The purpose of this qualitative study was to richly capture the motivators of and …