The cost-effectiveness of exercise referral schemes
Open Access
- 26 December 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Public Health
- Vol. 11 (1), 954
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-954
Abstract
Exercise referral schemes (ERS) aim to identify inactive adults in the primary care setting. The primary care professional refers the patient to a third party service, with this service taking responsibility for prescribing and monitoring an exercise programme tailored to the needs of the patient. This paper examines the cost-effectiveness of ERS in promoting physical activity compared with usual care in primary care setting.Keywords
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