TY - JOUR AU - Morgan, Fiona AU - Battersby, Alysia AU - Weightman, Alison L. AU - Searchfield, Lydia AU - Turley, Ruth AU - Morgan, Helen AU - Jagroo, James AU - Ellis, Simon PY - 2016 DA - 2016/03/05 TI - Adherence to exercise referral schemes by participants – what do providers and commissioners need to know? A systematic review of barriers and facilitators JO - BMC Public Health SP - 227 VL - 16 IS - 1 AB - Physical inactivity levels are rising worldwide with major implications for the health of the population and the prevalence of non-communicable diseases. Exercise referral schemes (ERS) continue to be a popular intervention utilised by healthcare practitioners to increase physical activity. We undertook a systematic review of views studies in order to inform guidance from the UK National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on exercise referral schemes to promote physical activity. This paper reports on the participant views identified, to inform those seeking to refine schemes to increase attendance and adherence. SN - 1471-2458 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-2882-7 DO - 10.1186/s12889-016-2882-7 ID - Morgan2016 ER -