The use of non‐medical referral, community referral or social prescribing interventions has
been proposed as a cost‐effective alternative to help those with long‐term conditions …

Background: Physical activity (PA) is vital to maintaining good health. However, WHO
estimates that 60% of the world's population are inadequately active. To enhance PA …

Background Existing physical activity guidelines predominantly focus on healthy age-
stratified target groups. The objective of this study was to develop evidence-based …

Abstract Background Physical Activity Referral Schemes (PARS), including exercise referral
schemes, are a popular approach to health improvement, but understanding of effectiveness …

Exercise referral schemes have shown small but positive impacts in randomized controlled
trials (RCTs). Less is known about the long-term reach of scaled up schemes following a …

Objectives UK exercise referral schemes (ERSs) have been criticised for focusing too much
on exercise prescription and not enough on sustainable physical activity (PA) behaviour …

BACKGROUND There is modest evidence that exercise referral schemes increase physical
activity in inactive individuals with chronic health conditions. There is a need to identify …

Complex health problems require multi-strategy, multi-target interventions. We present a
method that uses machine learning techniques to choose optimal interventions from a set of …

Background While several reviews have assessed economic evaluations of physical activity
in public health and, in most cases, found the interventions to be cost-effective, the validity of …

Exercise referral schemes (ERS) are internationally recognised, yet little attention has been
paid to discrete referral groups or the influence of wider social determinants of health. The …