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. 2023 Jan 24;7(1):rkac094.
doi: 10.1093/rap/rkac094. eCollection 2023.

Implementation of physical activity interventions for people with inflammatory arthritis: an overview and future recommendations

Nicola Cornwall  1 , Laura Swaithes  1 , Charlotte Woodcock  1 , Emma L Healey  1 , Samantha L Hider  1   2
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Implementation of physical activity interventions for people with inflammatory arthritis: an overview and future recommendations

Nicola Cornwall et al. Rheumatol Adv Pract. .

Abstract

Regular physical activity is important for both physical and mental health. This is particularly important for people with inflammatory arthritis, because of the benefits on both disease-specific and systemic outcomes and the increased risk of comorbidities such as cardiovascular disease. Despite a wealth of evidence supporting physical activity interventions, there remains a significant gap in implementation into routine care. This overview describes what implementation is, examines why it is important to consider implementation approaches to improve uptake of physical activity, highlights factors that influence successful implementation using exemplars from both osteoarthritis and inflammatory arthritis and recommends where future research is needed.

Keywords: implementation; inflammatory arthritis; osteoarthritis; physical activity.

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