J Phys Act Health. 2021 Apr 9;18(5):557-562. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2020-0539. Print 2021 May 1.
Exercise referral schemes (ERS) aim to tackle noncommunicable disease via increasing levels of physical activity. Health benefits are reliant on uptake and attending ERS sessions. Hence, it is important to understand which characteristics may influence these parameters to target interventions to improve uptake and attendance to those who need it most.
Secondary analysis of one ERS database was conducted to (1) profile participants' nonuptake of exercise referral; (2) describe any differences between nonattenders and attenders; and (3) report session count of attenders, exploring any relationship between attender demographics and session count.
The study showed that (1) sociodemographic profile of nonattenders was very similar to that of those who attended; (2) there was a high, early withdrawal rate of attenders wherein 68% exited the scheme at 5 exercise sessions or less; and (3) session count did not appear to differ by demographic characteristics.
Nonattendance and session count did not appear to differ by demographic characteristics. Attendance at ERS was low. Nonuptake and reduced attendance may limit any associated health benefits that may be achieved from ERS. Therefore, it is important to identify additional factors that may influence participants' choice to uptake and attend ERS.
运动推荐计划（ERS）旨在通过增加身体活动水平来解决非传染性疾病问题。健康益处取决于 ERS 参与度和出席率。因此，了解哪些特征可能影响这些参数，以便将干预措施针对最需要的人群，以提高参与度和出席率，这一点非常重要。
对一个 ERS 数据库进行二次分析，以（1）描述参与者未接受运动推荐的情况；（2）描述不参与者和参与者之间的任何差异；（3）报告参与者的课程参与次数，探讨参与者的人口统计学特征与课程参与次数之间的关系。
研究表明，（1）不参与者的社会人口学特征与参与者非常相似；（2）参与者的退出率很高，早期退出率为 5 次或更少运动课程的参与者占 68%；（3）参与者的课程参与次数似乎与人口统计学特征无关。
不参与者和课程参与次数似乎与人口统计学特征无关。ERS 的参与率较低。不参与和参与度降低可能会限制 ERS 可能带来的任何相关健康益处。因此，确定可能影响参与者选择接受和参加 ERS 的其他因素非常重要。
