Physical activity (PA) and exercise training (ET) have great potential in the prevention,
management, and rehabilitation of a variety of diseases, but this potential has not been fully …

Objectives Exercise on referral schemes (ERS) are widely commissioned in the UK but there
is little evidence of their association with physical activity levels. We sought to assess the …

Background A recent HTA review concluded that there was a need for RCTs of exercise
referral schemes (ERS) for people with a medical diagnosis who might benefit from exercise …

One-half of women in the United States do not meet the weekly dose of physical activity
recommended by the Centers for Disease Control. Many women could benefit tremendously …

Background This paper explores the application of alternative approaches to economic
evaluation of public health interventions, using a worked example of exercise referral …

PURPOSE: Encouraging patients to continue regular activity beyond the period of formal
cardiac, heart failure, or pulmonary rehabilitation is a challenge faced by all program …

Physical activity (PA) is healthy, and it offers a practical and safe means to decrease
substantially the burden of diseases. However, due to lack of sufficient PA in most …

Purpose: Exercise rehabilitation improves fitness and functional status for patients with
cardiorespiratory conditions; however, poor adherence to continuing exercise may erode …

Background: Public health researchers and practitioners have repeatedly called for policy to
be informed by academic evidence. The rise of the evidence-based medicine movement has …

Medical domination of the management of childbirth has resulted in maternity care in many
respects indistinguishable from other acute health care provision. Major implications for the …