Exercise for Everyone: A randomized controlled trial of Project Workout On Wheels in promoting exercise among wheelchair users

This study investigates how to help wheelchair users exercise more. Two different programs were tested: one with lots of staff support and one with minimal support. Both programs gave information and tools to help people exercise at home. Researchers looked at how much exercise people did and how fit they became after a year. They wanted to see if having more support from staff made a big difference. The study found that the group with more staff support did exercise a bit more often. This suggests that extra help can encourage wheelchair users to be more active, even if it's just a little bit.

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  The staff-supported group reported significantly greater exercise (~ 16 minutes/week) than the self-guided group over the year.
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  There were significant within, but not between group differences for change in peak aerobic capacity and maximal strength over 12 months.
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  After accounting for other predictors only exercise barriers (for staff-supported group) and exercise self-efficacy (for self-guided group) significantly predicted weekly minutes of aerobic exercise over 12-months.