Get Healthy Get Active: Prevention is Better than Care
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Get Healthy Get Active: Prevention is Better than Care - Increasing Physical Activity levels in adults with intellectual disabilities and older adults (over 65s) with or at risk of dementia
IRAS ID
191633
Contact name
George Sanders
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Edge Hill University
Duration of Study in the UK
3 years, 0 months, 0 days
Research summary
This project will support the most vulnerable and inactive residents of Sefton Borough who are deemed to be at risk of requiring long term health or social care. The identified target groups are adults with intellectual disabilities (over 18 years of age) and older adults (over 65 years of age) with or at risk of dementia. By providing the target groups with the opportunity to access bespoke sport and physical activity programmes, the project aims to increase physical activity levels and in doing so reduce the health inequalities currently experienced by these target groups. Additionally, the project aims to reduce social isolation and increase levels of functional fitness, self-efficacy, and quality of life.
REC name
Social Care REC
REC reference
16/IEC08/0004
Date of REC Opinion
20 Jan 2016
REC opinion
Unfavourable Opinion