Publications

Effect of a physical activity and behaviour maintenance programme on functional mobility decline in older adults: the REACT (Retirement in Action) randomised controlled trial

Prof Afroditi Stathi, PhD, Prof Colin J Greaves, PhD, Prof Janice L Thompson, PhD, Janet Withall, PhD, Peter Ladlow, PhD, Prof Gordon Taylor, PhD, Antonieta Medina-Lara, PhD, Tristan Snowsill, PhD, Prof Selena Gray, MD, Prof Colin Green, PhD, Prof Heidi Johansen-Berg, PhD, Claire  E Sexton, PhD, Prof James L J Bilzon, PhD, Jolanthe de Koning, PhD, Jessica C Bollen, PhD, Sarah  J Moorlock, MSc, Max J Western, PhD, Naiara Demnitz, DPhil Prof Kenneth R Fox, PhD

Cost-effectiveness of a physical activity and behaviour maintenance programme on functional mobility decline in older adults: an economic evaluation of the REACT (Retirement in Action) trial

Tristan M Snowsill, PhD, Prof Afroditi Stathi, PhD, Prof Colin Green, PhD, Janet Withall, PhD, Prof Colin J Greaves, PhD, Prof Janice L Thompson, PhD, et al.

Delivery fidelity of the REACT (REtirement in ACTion) physical activity and behaviour maintenance intervention for community dwelling older people with mobility limitations

Rosina Cross, Colin J. Greaves, Janet Withall, W. Jack. Rejeski & Afroditi Stathi

Stathi, A., Withall, J., Greaves, C., Thompson, J., Taylor, G., Medina-Lara, A., Green, C., Bilzon, J., Gray, S., Johansen-Berg, H., Sexton, C., Western, M., De Koning, J., Bollen, J., Moorlock, S., Demnitz, N., Seager, P., Guralnik, J. M., Rejeski, W. J. & Fox, K. (2018). A community-based physical activity intervention to prevent mobility-related disability for retired older people (REtirement in ACTion [REACT]): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 19, 228.

Withall, J., C.J. Greaves, J.L. Thompson, J. de Koning, J.C. Bollen, S.J. Moorlock, K. R. Fox,(…) Stathi, A., for the REACT Study Research Group. (2020). The tribulations of trials: Lessons learnt recruiting 777 older adults into REtirement in ACTion (REACT), a trial of a community, group-based active ageing intervention targeting mobility disability. Journals of Gerontology: Medical and Biological Sciences

Posters and Presentations

Withall, J., Greaves, C.G, Thompson, J.L., de Koning, J., Bollen, J., Moorlock, S., Cross, R., Sutton, K., Fox, K.R., Western, M., Grey, S., Bilzon, J., Guralnik, J.M., Rejeski, W.J, and Stathi, A. Title: Should I stay or should I go? A mixed methods, longitudinal investigation of predictors, barriers and enablers of adherence to a 12 month group-based, active ageing programme: The Retirement in ACTion [REACT] study. 15th UK Society of Behavioural Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Bath, January 2020.

Withall, J., Greaves, C.G, Thompson, J.L., de Koning, J., Bollen, J., Moorlock, S., Fox, K.R, Western, M., Cross, R., Ladlow, P., Zizi, V. Guralnik, J.M., Rejeski, W.J, and Stathi, A. Title: The tribulations of trials: Lessons learnt recruiting 777 older adults into REtirement in ACTion (REACT), a trial of a community, group-based active ageing intervention targeting mobility disability. 15th UK Society of Behavioural Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Bath, January 2020.

de Koning, J.L.; Withall, J.; Greaves, C.J.; Thompson, J.L.; Hillsdon, M., J.; Bollen, J.; Moorlock, S.; Noordali, F.; Fox, K.R., Western M.; Stathi, A. Title: Loneliness: Caution is needed in assuming its association with low physical activity levels in older adults. 15th UK Society of Behavioural Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Bath, January 2020.

Dinsdale, N, Namburette, A., Demnitz, N., Wassenaar, T., Sexton, C. E., Stathi, A., Withall, J., & Jenkinson, M. Segmentation of the hippocampus from MR images using a spatial transformer network. IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging, Venice, Italy. 2019

Demnitz, N., Seager, P., Stathi, A., Withall, J., Dawes, H., Esser, P., Ebmeier, K. P., Johansen-Berg, H. & Sexton, C. E. Is gait associated with hippocampal volume in older adults? Neuroscience, San Diego, USA. 2018

2018: Best conference abstract. Western, M.J. Withall, J., Thompson, J.L., Greaves, C., Bollen, J., de Koning, J., Moorlock, S., Fox, K. and Stathi, A. Are pedestrian crossings in the UK fit for purpose? Comparing the current crossing times with the gait-speed of older adults at risk for mobility-related disability. 14th UKSBM Annual Scientific Meeting, Birmingham, 12-13th December.

Stathi A, Greaves CJ, Ladlow P, Fox KR, Withall J, Thompson JL.  REACT (Retirement in ACTion): Development of a group-based intervention to support the prevention of mobility-related disability in moderately frail older people. 1st European Conference on Falls, Frailty and Bone Health, Dublin, Ireland, 2017.

Stathi, A., Withall, J., Fox, K.R., deKoning, J., Kritz, M., Thogersen-Ntoumani, C., Thompson, J. The impact of a peer-volunteering active ageing intervention on needs satisfaction and motivation. 13th Annual Scientific Meeting, UK Society of Behavioural Medicine, Liverpool, UK, 2017.

Stathi, A., Withall, J, Fox, KR, Davis, MG, Thompson, JL, Gray, S, Lloyd, L & Parkhurst, G. A pilot study of a peer volunteering intervention for promoting active ageing in the community: Project ACE. Public Health England Annual Conference, University of Warwick, UK, 2015.

Stathi, A., Withall, J, Greaves, C.J., Thompson, J.L., Fox, K.R., Medina-Lara, A. et al.(2016). The REACT Study protocol. Poster presentation at the West of England Primary Care Research showcase. 19/02/2016.

Stathi, A., Withall, J, Greaves, C.J., Thompson, J.L., Fox, K.R., Dedina-Lara, A. et al. (2016) Promising interventions for active ageing, featuring the REACT study in detail. Presentation at Annual Conference of AGE UK.

Stathi, A., Withall, J, Greaves, C.J., Thompson, J.L., Fox, K.R., Dedina-Lara, A. et al. (2016) A randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of a community-based physical activity intervention to prevent mobility-related disability for retired older people. The REACT (REtirement in ACTion) study. Poster presentation at the UK Society for Behavioural Medicine in Cardiff, 1st-2nd of December, 2016.

Stathi, A., Withall, J., Greaves, C.J. , Thompson, J.L., Medina-Lara, A., Taylor, G. (2017) A randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of a community-based physical activity intervention to prevent mobility-related disability in older adults. The REACT (REtirement in ACTion) study. Poster presentation at the 1st European Frailty, Falls and Bone Health Conference in Dublin, 9th-10th November, 2017.

Thompson, J.T. (2018) Keynote presentation at the University of the Third Age (U3A) Annual Conference, Nottingham.

Winter, S. J., Hinkson, E., Stathi, A., Aguilar-Farias, N., Victoria Lambert, E. (2018) Acting Locally to Promote Activity-Friendly Environments Globally: Leveraging Citizen Science to Foster Health Equity. Symposium presentation at the 7th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Conference (ISPAH) Congress in London under the theme ‘Evidence into policy and practice to achieve population change’.

Stathi, A., Withall, J, Greaves, C.J., Thompson, J.L., Fox, K.R., Dedina-Lara, A. et al. (2018) REACT - The REtirement in ACTion study. Invited presentation at the REACT study at the International Transdisciplinary Conference in Pecs, Hungary in October 2018.

Western, M.J. Withall, J., Thompson, J.L., Greaves, C., Bollen, J., de Koning, J.L. et al.(2018) Are pedestrian crossings in the UK fit for purpose? Comparing the current crossing times with the gait-speed of older adults at risk for mobility-related disability. Oral presentation at the UKSBM Liverpool, 13th-14th December 2018.

Bollen, J.C, Budd, A., Withall, J., Greaves, C.J, Moorlock, J, de Koning, J.L, Stathi, A. (2019) ‘Measuring modifiable functional decline and frailty in Primary Care: Is the eFI a suitable tool?’, Society for Academic Primary Care Conference in Exeter (3-5th July).

Withall, J., Greaves, C.G, Thompson, J.L., de Koning, J., Bollen, J., Moorlock, S. et al. (2020) Should I go or should I stay? A mixed methods, longitudinal investigation of predictors, barriers and enablers of adherence to a 12 month group-based, active ageing programme: The Retirement in ACTion [REACT] study. Oral presentation at the UK Society for Behavioural Medicine in Bath, 16th-17th January

Withall, J., Greaves, C.G, Thompson, J.L., de Koning, J., Bollen, J., Moorlock, S. et al. (2020) The tribulations of trials: Lessons learnt recruiting 777 older adults into REtirement in ACTion (REACT), a trial of a community, group-based active ageing intervention targeting mobility disability. Oral presentation at the UK Society for Behavioural Medicine in Bath, 16th-17th January.

de Koning, J.L., Withall, J., Greaves, C.J., Thompson, J.L., Hillsdon, M.J., Bollen, J. et al. (2020) Loneliness: Caution is needed in assuming its association with low physical activity levels in older adults. Poster presentation at the UK Society for Behavioural Medicine in Bath, 16th-17th January.

Meetings

The REACT launch presentation by Dr Afroditi Stathi (Powerpoint slide show)

The REACT Seminar presentations by Professor Jack Guralnick and Professor Jack Rejeski (Powerpoint slide shows)