Exercise referral schemes enhanced by self-management strategies to reduce sedentary behaviour and increase physical activity among community-dwelling older adults from four European countries: protocol for the process evaluation of the SITLESS randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

SITLESS is a randomised controlled trial determining whether exercise referral schemes can be enhanced by self-management strategies to reduce sedentary behaviour and increase physical activity in the long term, in community-dwelling older citizens. The intervention is complex and requires a process evaluation to understand how implementation, causal mechanisms and context shape outcomes. The specific aims are to assess fidelity and reach of the implementation, understand the contextual aspects of each intervention site, evaluate the mechanisms of impact, and explore perceived effects.

Methods and analysis

Following the Medical Research Council guidance on complex interventions, a combination of qualitative and quantitative procedures is applied, including obser

SUBMITTER: Coll-Planas L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6588992 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature