The median effect size for physical activity interventions was –0.43, which means that physical activity was associated with a 43% reduction in symptoms compared with usual care.

Use Physical Interventions and Restraint Very Carefully The decision to use a physical intervention should not be taken lightly. While rare, sometimes efforts to de-escalate the behavior can prove ...

The present study modeled intervention and health care utilization costs from a randomized controlled trial of a pedometer-based, web-mediated physical activity intervention in COPD. 24,30 In this ...

Objective To determine whether brief interventions promoting physical activity are cost-effective in primary care or community settings. Design Systematic review of economic evaluations. Methods and ...

Retired people who habitually exercise are more able to fight the impacts of mental fatigue, new research suggests.

STUDIES WITH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY MEASURED BY SELF-REPORT. Barbeau and colleagues conducted a 10 month randomised trial to evaluate an after-school programme for African American girls.17 Participants ...