Background: This review focused on evaluation of United Kingdom social prescribing
schemes published in peer-reviewed journals and reports. Schemes, including arts, books …

Objective To assess the health benefits of outdoor walking groups. Design Systematic
review and meta-analysis of walking group interventions examining differences in commonly …

Background Depression is a common and important cause of morbidity and mortality
worldwide. Depression is commonly treated with antidepressants and/or psychological …

Objective The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between active travel and
psychological wellbeing. Method This study used data on 17,985 adult commuters in …

Background A third of the world's population does not engage in recommended levels of
physical activity (PA), leading to substantial health and economic burdens. The healthcare …

Background Anxiety often remains unrecognized or untreated among patients with a chronic
illness. Exercise training may help improve anxiety symptoms among patients. We estimated …

Background Physical activity (PA) is consistently linked to mental health outcomes. Purpose
This meta-analysis synthesized depressive symptom outcomes of supervised and …

PROBLEM: Depression is a common disorder worldwide. Most patients are treated within
primary care and antidepressant treatment is not recommended for people with mild …

Objective To assess the impact of exercise referral schemes on physical activity and health
outcomes. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources Medline, Embase …

Background Obesity is a global public health threat. The transtheoretical stages of change
(TTM SOC) model has long been considered a useful interventional approach in lifestyle …