Exploration of country-specific barriers and facilitators for the implementation of physical activity according to the EULAR physical activity recommendations for people with rheumatic musculoskeletal diseases in four different European countries: th
Despite comparable overall scores, the relevance of social, environmental, and system-level determinants of PA varied across countries These findings highlight the importance of country-specific contextual factors for understanding PA participation and for designing tailored, effective PA promotion strategies in people with RMDs. Key Points • This study provides novel cross-country insights by comparing contextual determinants across four European countries on how cultural norms and environmental infrastructures shape PA behavior in people with RMDs. • Context tailored promotion strategies may be crucial to increase adherence to PA recommendations and to make the implementation of policies more effective.
Authors
- Özlem Feyzioğlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7479-4128)
- Salima van Weely (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8560-4687)
- L. van Bodegom-Vos
- Karin Niedermann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0102-3728)
- David A Ueckert
- Thomas Davergne
- Özgül Öztürk
- Anne-Kathrin Rausch Osthoff
Institutions
- Inserm (FR)
- University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (NL)
- ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences (CH)
- University of Zurich (CH)
- Université Paris Cité (FR)
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
- Sorbonne Université (FR)
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (FR)
- Université Sorbonne Paris Nord (FR)
- Sorbonne Paris Cité (FR)
- Kent Hastanesi (TR)
- Centre de Recherche Épidémiologie et Statistique (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Rheumatology
- Published
- 2026-02-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-026-07984-5
- Primary Topic
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00