Face to face and telephone-based self-management programmes were identified as having promise to engage stroke survivors in PA behaviour change .
Background Increasing physical activity ( PA ) levels ( regular movement such as walking and activities of daily living ) and reducing time spent sedentary improves cardiovascular health and reduces morbidity and mortality .
Fewer than 30 % of independently mobile stroke survivors undertake recommended levels of PA .
Sedentary behaviour is also high in this population .
We aim ed to systematic ally review the study characteristics and the promise of interventions targeting free-living PA and /or sedentary behaviour in adult stroke survivors .
Targeting motivation and self-regulation to increase physical activity among patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a randomised controlled trial
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of targeting both the motivation and action phases of behaviour change in a 5-week intervention to increase physical activity ( PA )  among patients with rheumatoid arthritis ( RA ) not meeting current PA recommendations . In a r and omised controlled trial , a control group — which received a group-based patient education session led by a physical therapist — was compared to a treatment group which received the education session plus a motivational interview from a physical therapist and two self-regulation coaching sessions from a rheumatology nurse . Outcomes included  leisure-time PA , days per week with at least 30 min of moderate-intensity PA , self-efficacy and autonomous motivation ( cognitions which predict PA initiation and maintenance ) , disease activity , functional status , depressive symptoms and fatigue . Effects were assessed using mixed models repeated measures . Of the 78 patients r and omised , 76 and 67 completed the post-treatment and follow-up assessment s , respectively . Significant treatment effects were found for leisure-time PA  ( p = 0.022 ) , active days/week ( p = 0.016 ) , self-efficacy ( p = 0.008 ) and autonomous motivation ( p = 0.001 ) . At post-treatment and 6-months follow-up , significantly more treated patients than controls met current PA recommendations . No significant effects were found for disease activity , functional status , depressive symptoms or fatigue . Combining motivation- and action-focused intervention approaches improved PA-related cognitions and led to improved uptake and maintenance of leisure-time PA . However , further research is necessary to identify ways of helping patients with RA transition to— and maintain — more intensive forms of PA which are more likely to improve disease activity and functional status
Face to face and telephone-based self-management programmes were identified as having promise to engage stroke survivors in PA behaviour change .
Background Increasing physical activity ( PA ) levels ( regular movement such as walking and activities of daily living ) and reducing time spent sedentary improves cardiovascular health and reduces morbidity and mortality .
Fewer than 30 % of independently mobile stroke survivors undertake recommended levels of PA .
Sedentary behaviour is also high in this population .
We aim ed to systematic ally review the study characteristics and the promise of interventions targeting free-living PA and /or sedentary behaviour in adult stroke survivors .