How can Exercise Referral Schemes increase physical activity: developing initial programme theory
Downey, John and Golder, Elena (2022) How can Exercise Referral Schemes increase physical activity: developing initial programme theory. [Report]
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Abstract
Increasing activity levels is a priority for healthcare due to the role being active plays in preventing and treating multiple diseases. There is an increasing value of healthcare that is person-centred, which tailors support to meet people’s needs. The use of social prescribing, a community-based approach which focuses on a person’s strengths and encourages self management to improve wellbeing, has expanded rapidly in the United Kingdom. This approach has the potential to increase physical activity levels, but little is known about how this can be achieved. Exercise Referral is a person-centred community service which explicitly aims to increase physical activity. It has a detailed history, and lessons can be learnt about how it can achieve this outcome. Key documents, and best practice guidance over the history of exercise referral, highlighted several areas of learning for social prescribing. Active ingredients for success cover the following areas: partnership with medical referrers, standards of practice, offering counselling and a supportive journey for patients and robust practice management. These focal points are important as they bring essential resources and conditions into the limelight and consider prudent areas across the person’s journey, from first referral to the service content that is offered to them.
| Item Type: | Report |
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| Depositing User: | Ms Raisa Burton |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Sep 2023 10:36 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Sep 2023 10:36 |
| URI: | https://marjon.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/17755 |
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