Nora Shields

TL;DR: Personal, social, environmental, and policy and programme-related barriers and facilitators influence the amount of activity children with disability undertake.

TL;DR: There was moderate level evidence that motivational interviewing had a small effect in increasing physical activity levels in people with chronic health conditions relative to comparison groups, and the addition of motivational interviewing to usual care may lead to modest improvements in physical activity.

TL;DR: Levels of habitual physical activity in young people with cerebral palsy do not meet the recommended levels to maintain good health, and long-term negative health consequences of inactivity such as metabolic dysfunction, cardiovascular disease and poor bone density are more likely.

TL;DR: The results provided high level evidence that therapeutic exercise was beneficial for patients across broad areas of physiotherapy practice, including people with conditions such as multiple sclerosis, osteoarthritis of the knee, chronic low back pain, coronary heart disease, chronic heart failure, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

TL;DR: It is suggested that support people play a key role, both as facilitators and barriers, in the participation by adults with Down syndrome in physical activity.