The role of urban environments in promoting active and healthy aging: A systematic sco** review of citizen science approaches
Promoting active and healthy aging in urban spaces requires environments with diverse,
age-friendly characteristics. This sco** review investigated the associations between …
age-friendly characteristics. This sco** review investigated the associations between …
Implement social prescribing successfully towards embedding: what works, for whom and in which context? A rapid realist review
C Bos, E de Weger, I Wildeman, N Pannebakker… - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Background Some clients who access healthcare services experience problems due to the
wider determinants of health which cannot be addressed (solely) by the medical sector …
wider determinants of health which cannot be addressed (solely) by the medical sector …
Changes in volunteering of older adults in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of motivations
This paper elucidates the relationship between possible changes in volunteering
experienced by older people during the COVID-19 pandemic, and their motivation to …
experienced by older people during the COVID-19 pandemic, and their motivation to …
A rapid systematic review of the effect of health or peer volunteers for diabetes self-management: Synthesizing evidence to guide social prescribing
T Iverson, H Alfares, GS Nijjar, J Wong… - PLOS Global Public …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Social prescribing is a model of care, usually in the community-setting, which aims to
address people's unmet social needs. Volunteers support primary health care and …
address people's unmet social needs. Volunteers support primary health care and …
Motives of Peer Volunteers Aged Over 50 in Physical Activity Programs: A Sco** Review
H Bilsborough, A Davies, C Todd… - Journal of Aging …, 2025 - journals.humankinetics.com
Peer-volunteering schemes can facilitate health improvement via increasing physical activity
levels. Understanding what motivates peer volunteers is valuable for the feasibility of …
levels. Understanding what motivates peer volunteers is valuable for the feasibility of …
[HTML][HTML] Potentials and pitfalls of peer support: Experiences and recommendations for peer supported physical activity programmes for mental health service users
Background Volunteers with lived experience of mental health problems can play a valuable
role in the delivery of physical activity interventions for mental health service users …
role in the delivery of physical activity interventions for mental health service users …
Supporting Physical Activity Maintenance in Older Adults Following Supervised Group Exercise: A Mixed-Methods Study Among Culturally Diverse Older Adults
J Wells, KE Manera, K Kaur… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Physical activity (PA) is important for prevention of falls and chronic disease in older adults.
We aimed to examine the interrelated influences upon PA in culturally diverse older adults …
We aimed to examine the interrelated influences upon PA in culturally diverse older adults …
Comparing online and in-person delivery of a fall prevention exercise program for older adults
V Pitre, M Sénéchal… - Journal of aging and …, 2023 - journals.humankinetics.com
Exercise is the single most effective strategy to reduce the risk of falls. Online classes have
grown in popularity, but the benefits of online classes remain unknown. Zoomers on the Go …
grown in popularity, but the benefits of online classes remain unknown. Zoomers on the Go …
How can older peer leaders best support motivation for walking in physically inactive older adults? A self-determination theory perspective
Objective We aimed to determine what older adults perceive to be need-supportive
behaviours of peer walk leaders, drawing primarily from Self-Determination Theory (SDT) …
behaviours of peer walk leaders, drawing primarily from Self-Determination Theory (SDT) …
Using systems map** within the process evaluation of a randomised controlled trial of the ACE active ageing programme in England and Wales
N Cavill, C Greaves, KE Chatwin… - BMJ Public …, 2024 - bmjpublichealth.bmj.com
Background System map** has mainly been used to develop theories and understanding
of complex systems; to hypothesise how an intervention might work in a complex system or …
of complex systems; to hypothesise how an intervention might work in a complex system or …