Do participants in a physical activity program from a Care Sport Connector become healthier? An explorative study from the Netherlands

Introduction Care Sport Connectors (CSCs) have been appointed to create a connection between the primary care and physical activity (PA) sectors to stimulate residents who are inactive to become more physically active to gain health benefits. The objective of this explorative study was to find out whether CSCs achieve these goals by testing the hypothesis that more residents become physically active, and score higher for health-related fitness and health-related quality of life. Method We conducted a longitudinal study design whereby participants (n = 402) were measured at three time points: a... Mehr ...