Adaptations to the welsh national exercise referral scheme during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study exploring the experiences of service users and providers and supplementary out-of-pocket cost analysis
This study indicates that offering a virtual version of NERS could make the scheme more accessible to those who are typically underserved, provided strategies to address digital inclusion are addressed. Findings provide wider evidence to inform adaptations that could be made to ensure that other exercise referral schemes can optimise virtual delivery.
Authors
- Shelley N. Jackson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3296-6913)
- Annie Petherick
- Katie Newby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9348-0116)
- Olujoke Fakoya
- Mary-Ann McKibben
- Carla Wood Jackson
- Adam P. Wagner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9101-3477)
- Wendy Wills (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7127-6045)
- Imogen Freethy
- Charis Bontoft (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9577-6773)
- Katherine Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2472-5754)
- Nigel Lloyd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4218-1957)
- Neil Howlett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6502-9969)
Institutions
- University of East Anglia (GB)
- University of Hertfordshire (GB)
- Norwich Research Park (GB)
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (GB)
- Public Health Wales (GB)
- 3G'S Development Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21502-3
- Primary Topic
- Physical Activity and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research