ReviewPublic health in practice (Oxford, England)2022
The barriers and facilitators to physical activity in people with a musculoskeletal condition: A rapid review of reviews using the COM-B model to support intervention development.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Barriers and facilitators to rehabilitation exercise adherence in older adults with hip fractures: a mixed-methods systematic review.BMC geriatrics · 2026Pooled it
- Physical activity experience of patients with hypertension: a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative literature.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- What moves patients to participate in prehabilitation before major surgery? A mixed methods systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Pooled it
- What do older women want from a physical activity program? Stakeholder consultation to optimise design and recruitment for the Active Women over 50 trial.BMC public health · 2024Trial
- Young Adults' Interactions With Food and Nutrition Content on Social Media and Implications for Intervention Design: Semistructured Interview Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Easy or difficult? Investigating perceived ease of changing eating and physical activity behaviors.Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2026Article
- Design and rationale of the MIGHTEE study: Motivational interviewing and group heart transplant exercise and education.JHLT open · 2026Article
- Designing complex health system interventions: an integrated theory-informed approach.Frontiers in health services · 2026Review
- Physical activity barriers and facilitators in patients awaiting spine surgery: A qualitative study.PloS one · 2026Article
- Rethinking the occurrence of volunteering from the capability-opportunity-motivation perspective.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Enhancing Urban Health Through a Community of Practice to Promote Active Lifestyle in a Population with Chronic Diseases: The +ACTIU Project.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Identifying the heterogeneity of self-advocacy in Chinese patients with breast cancer using latent profile analysis and symptom networks.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2025Article
- Perceived barriers to and facilitators of physical activity, using the COM-B model for behavioural change, in people with chronic pain: a qualitative evaluation of patient and stakeholder perspectives.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Community-Based Exercise Programming for Individuals with Parkinson's Disease: A Qualitative Study.NeuroRehabilitation · 2025Article
- Application of Behaviour Change Techniques in Promoting Physical Activity Among Adults with Chronic Conditions: An Umbrella Review.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Co-development of an evidence-informed, theoretically driven exercise programme for people with chronic non-specific neck pain (the EPIC-Neck programme - "Exercise Prescription Improved through Co-design").BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Gender Differences in Predictors of Physical Functioning Limitations Among the Elderly Population in Serbia: A Population-Based Modeling Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Physical Activity Barriers, Facilitators, and Preferences in Rural Adults with Obesity.Current cardiovascular risk reports · 2025Article
- Perceptions of Arabian Gulf Residents and Citizens about Physical Activity and Social Media Awareness Campaigns: A Qualitative Study.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objectives: The objective of this review of reviews was to identify the potentially modifiable barriers and facilitators to physical activity in people with a musculoskeletal condition to influence intervention development. Study design: A rapid review of reviews. Methods: The Cochrane library and PubMed Central were searched for reviews using pre-defined search terms and relevant synonyms for "physical activity", "barriers" or "facilitators", and "musculoskeletal condition". The identified reviews were screened for inclusion by the principal investigator in line with recognised streamlining approaches for a rapid review. Only review papers investigating the barriers and facilitators to physical activity in adults with a musculoskeletal condition were included. A team of seven assessed the included reviews for identification of the barriers and facilitators to physical activity coded using the COM-B model of behaviour. Results: 503 reviews were identified with 12 included for analysis across a mix of conditions and designs (n = 2: qualitative; n = 6: quantitative; n = 4 mixed). A multitude of interrelated factors were identified across the COM-B components. The most prevalent factors included disease symptoms and physical function (physical capability), knowledge of the specific benefits of physical activity and knowing what to do (psychological capability), the accessibility of facilities and individualised programming (physical opportunity), tailored advice from healthcare professionals and peer support (social opportunity), beliefs about the benefits or harms of being active (reflective motivation) and having the self-efficacy to be active and experiencing positive emotions (automatic motivation). Conclusions: This review of reviews identified the complex nature of physical activity in people living with a musculoskeletal condition. The identified barriers and facilitators should be considered by intervention designers when developing behaviour change interventions for this population group.
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