Protocol of a clinical trial to implement physical activity for cognitive health in two aged persons' mental health services in Melbourne: The EXCEL study

Abstract

AbstractBackgroundPhysical inactivity is a key contributor to chronic disease burden. Physical activity (PA) offers significant health benefits, including for brain health, and to groups with increased dementia risk such as older people with mental illness, Mild Cognitive Impairment or Subjective Cognitive Decline. There is a global call for dementia risk reduction interventions to be implemented into clinical practice. Older people with mental health problems experience significant barriers to PA and are a ‘hard to reach’ group for health promotion. Specific programs, integrated into mental health services, are needed. We will implement behaviour change theories to investigate the effective..