“Keeping Moving”: factors associated with sedentary behaviour among older people recruited to an exercise promotion trial in general practice

Conclusion:
Some sedentary older adults will respond positively to an invitation to join an exercise study. Those who did so in this study had poor self-rated health, abnormal BMI, a history of smoking, and multiple medication use, and are therefore likely to benefit from an exercise intervention.Trial registrationISRCTN reference: ISRCTN43453770

Source: BMC Family Practice - May 28, 2015 Category: Primary Care Authors: Ruth HeseltineDawn SkeltonDenise KendrickRichard MorrisMark GriffinDeborah HaworthTahir MasudSteve Iliffe Source Type: research