How to improve recruitment, sustainability and scalability in physical activity programmes for adults aged 50 years and older: A qualitative study of key stakeholder perspectives

• Andrew O’Regan ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: andrew.oregan@ul.ie

  Affiliation Graduate Entry Medical School, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8470-2736

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• Enrique García Bengoechea,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Physical Activity for Health Research Cluster, Health Research Institute, Department of Physical Education & Sport Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

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• Amanda M. Clifford,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Allied Health, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

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• Monica Casey,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Graduate Entry Medical School, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

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• Stephen Gallagher,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Psychology, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

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• Liam Glynn,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Graduate Entry Medical School, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland, Health Research Board Primary Care Clinical Trial Network, Galway, Ireland

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6153-9363

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• Ciaran Doyle,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration

  Affiliation Physical Activity for Health Research Cluster, Health Research Institute, Department of Physical Education & Sport Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

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• Catherine Woods

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Physical Activity for Health Research Cluster, Health Research Institute, Department of Physical Education & Sport Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

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