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How do we get adults and older adults to do more physical activity and is it worth it?

Harris, TJ; Chaudhry, U; Wahlich, C (2019) How do we get adults and older adults to do more physical activity and is it worth it? British Journal of Cardiology, 26 (1). pp. 8-9. ISSN 0969-6113 https://doi.org/10.5837/bjc.2019.010
SGUL Authors: Harris, Teresa Jane

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Abstract

It is widely known that physical activity provides strong physical, psychological and cognitive health benefits, with over 20 different conditions showing prevention and treatment effects,1 including mortality reductions comparable with drug treatments in heart failure and stroke.2 Economic effects are important, with physical inactivity responsible for approximately 13.4 million disability-adjusted life-years worldwide, over $100 billion in healthcare expenditure in the US,3 and £0.9 billion in the UK,1 annually. Yet, despite this, around 40% of UK adults report being insufficiently active for health, worse with increasing age and socio-economic deprivation.1 Objectively measured findings are much worse, only 5% achieve guidelines by accelerometry, compared to 50% by self-report.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: © 2019 The British Journal of Cardiology
Keywords: Cardiovascular System & Hematology, 1102 Cardiovascular Medicine And Haematology, 1103 Clinical Sciences
SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: Academic Structure > Population Health Research Institute (INPH)
Journal or Publication Title: British Journal of Cardiology
ISSN: 0969-6113
Dates:
DateEvent
February 2019Published
10 December 2018Accepted
URI: https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/110710
Publisher's version: https://doi.org/10.5837/bjc.2019.010

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