Adaptations to the welsh national exercise referral scheme during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study exploring the experiences of service users and providers and supplementary out-of-pocket cost analysis

Background Despite the proliferation of exercise referral schemes in the UK, evidence on their efficacy is equivocal. The Welsh National Exercise Referral Scheme (NERS) is heavily used but inequalities in uptake have been reported. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, NERS was initially suspended a...

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Published in:	BMC public health Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 406 - 15
Main Authors:	Newby, Katie, Howlett, Neil, Wagner, Adam P., Lloyd, Nigel, Freethy, Imogen, Bontoft, Charis, Fakoya, Olujoke, Jackson, Shelley, Jackson, Carla, Wills, Wendy, McKibben, Mary-Ann, Petherick, Annie, Brown, Katherine E.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 01.02.2025 BioMed Central Ltd Springer Nature B.V BMC
Subjects:	Accessibility Adherence Adult Aged Analysis Biostatistics Cardiovascular disease Community health services Coronaviruses Cost Cost analysis COVID-19 COVID-19 - epidemiology Data analysis Economic aspects Environmental Health Epidemics Epidemiology Exercise Exercise referral Female Focus Groups Health Expenditures - statistics & numerical data Humans Independent study Influence Interviews as Topic Male Medical care, Cost of Medicine Medicine & Public Health Mental disorders Mental health Middle Aged Older people Out-of-pocket expenses Pandemics Physical activity Physical fitness Professionals Public Health Qualitative analysis Qualitative Research Referral and Consultation - economics Statistical analysis Technology application United Kingdom Uptake Vaccine Virtual reality United Kingdom United Kingdom > UK Wales Adherence Physical activity Exercise referral Cost Uptake
ISSN:	1471-2458, 1471-2458
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