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Increasing physical activity levels in care homes for older people: a quantitative scoping review of intervention studies to guide future research.

Gavin WyliePatrick GibbonsMiles D WithamJacqui H Morris
Published in: Disability and rehabilitation (2022)
Future interventions should address contextual care home factors and should be clearly described according to intervention description guidance.Implications for rehabilitationPhysical activity holds promise as an effective means of improving health and function in older care home residents, but physical activity levels in this population are low.Several reasons beyond the individual resident but related to care home contextual factors may explain low PA in care homesTo date, contextual factors influencing PA in care homes have been poorly addressed in interventions.Wider care home context (social, cultural, and environmental factors) must be considered in future interventions.
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