E-coachER – useful web support for patients in an exercise referral scheme with long-term physical and psychological conditions?

The GP exercise referral scheme (ERS) is an established method whereby doctors can ‘prescribe’ exercise to patients with medical conditions such as obesity, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, osteoarthritis or a history of depression or low mood. Evidence suggests that such exercise if beneficial, both physiologically and psychologically, but that rates of uptake and ongoing engagement by...
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