Identifying Potential Determinants That Can Impact the Implementation of a Physical Activity Pathway in Outpatient Physical Therapy: A Mixed Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Most physical therapists do not address older adults' inadequate physical activity (PA), resulting in increased risk of experiencing falls or frailty.

Objective

The objective was to identify determinants that can impact the implementation of a PA pathway that provides physical therapists with step-by-step guidance on assessing and addressing older adults' inadequate PA levels.

Design

The design was a convergent parallel mixed-method design.

Setting

The setting of this study was outpatient physical therapy.

Intervention(s) or exposure(s)

The intervention being examined is a PA pathway that provides guidance on assessing and addressing older adults' inadequate PA levels.

Main outcome(s) and measures(s)

The main outcome was determinants th

SUBMITTER: Wingood M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12457707 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature