Depression, physical activity and mental health: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of general practitioners’ experiences of exercise referral schemes in the North West

Ward, Rachel Louise and Miller, Paul K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5611-1354 (2013) Depression, physical activity and mental health: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of general practitioners’ experiences of exercise referral schemes in the North West. Cumbria Partnership Journal of Research, Practice and Learning, 3 (1). pp. 13-19.

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Abstract

While there is compelling evidence which demonstrates that physical exercise can have beneficial impacts on mild-to-moderate cases of depression, and strong beneficial impacts on subthreshold depressive symptoms, rates of referral to exercise-based programmes in the UK remains low, particularly when compared to the use of other avenues of treatment. This paper reports findings from an interpretative phenomenological study of semi-structured interviews with a small sample (N=4) of General Practitioners in the North West, exploring their experience-based attitudes and assumptions pertaining to the status and value of formal exercise referral schemes.

Item Type:	Article
Journal / Publication Title:	Cumbria Partnership Journal of Research, Practice and Learning
Publisher:	Cumbria Partnership Foundation Trust
ISSN:	2046-0325
Departments:	Academic Departments > Medical & Sport Sciences (MSS) > Sports and Physical Activity
Depositing User:	Paul Miller
Date Deposited:	12 Apr 2013 07:33
Last Modified:	12 Jan 2024 11:31
URI:	https://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/1447

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