parkrun: increasing physical activity in primary care.

What it found

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The trial behind it

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Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

1. Comparing practice characteristics and quality outcomes between parkrun and non-parkrun GP practices in England, with a focus on socioeconomic equity: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2026
   Observational
2. Active practice charter accreditation is associated with higher quality outcomes in English general practice: a cross-sectional observational study.BMC primary care · 2026
   Observational
3. Being active in Ghana: facilitators, barriers and preferences for being physically active in community settings among Ghanaian adults.BMJ public health · 2026
   Article
4. Motivations, delivery, perceived benefits, and barriers to delivery of the parkrun practice initiative in general practices across the UK: a national cross-sectional online survey of healthcare professionals and event organisers.BMC primary care · 2025
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5. Study protocol - assessing parkrun for walking rehabilitation for people living with, and beyond, cancer: acceptability, adherence, social support and physical function.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024
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6. New Parkrunners Are Slower and the Attendance Gender Gap Narrowing Making Parkrun More Inclusive.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
   Article
7. Predictors of successful return to parkrun for first-time adult participants in Scotland.PLOS global public health · 2023
   Article
8. Feasibility of 'parkrun' for people with knee osteoarthritis: A mixed methods pilot study.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2022
   Article
9. Barriers to initiating and maintaining participation in parkrun.BMC public health · 2022
   Article
10. Motivation to Improve Mental Wellbeing via Community Physical Activity Initiatives and the Associated Impacts-A Cross-Sectional Survey of UKInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
    Article
11. Promoting parkrun to patients using the general practice website: a qualitative exploration of 'parkrun practice' websites.BJGP open · 2021
    Article
12. Evidence on the reach and impact of the social physical activity phenomenonPreventive medicine reports · 2020
    Article
13. Engagement with and delivery of the 'parkrun practice initiative' in general practice: a mixed methods study.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2020
    Article

Corrections and comments

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  Effect of exercise referral schemes in primary care on physical activity and improving health outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis.2011

Authors and funding

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