We Walk: a person-centred, dyadic behaviour change intervention to promote physical activity through outdoor walking after stroke-an intervention development study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To develop We Walk, a theoretically informed, 12-week person-centred dyadic behaviour change intervention to increase physical activity (PA) in community-dwelling people with stroke (PWS) through outdoor walking.

Design

Three-phase intervention development study. Phase 1: we reviewed literature on barriers and facilitators to PA after stroke and mapped them to the Behaviour Change Wheel and Theoretical Domains Framework to define intervention components. The Health Action Process Approach determined intervention structure underpinned by person-centred principles. Phase 2: stakeholder focus groups involving PWS, their companions and health professionals reviewed the draft intervention, and experts in behaviour change were consulted. Phase 3: informed by phases 1 an

SUBMITTER: Morris JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9198706 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature