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              A research programme exploring how to best maintain physical activity in people with arthritis. Based @RCSIPhysio, led by Prof @smcdonough2
              
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           Next up: Prof @smcdonough2 presenting the intervention development for the @MAINTAINprog #HEPAEurope25
          
          
                
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             Excited to be in 🇱🇹 for @hepaeurope, #HEPAEurope25. Kicked off yesterday with a great pre conference workshop around “Implementing and evaluating physical activity in health systems” with a great presentation by @smcdonough2
          
          
                
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             Do you or someone you know live with arthritis? Have you been to an exercise programme to help manage it and now the programme is over? We are looking for people to try our new intervention in Navan to help people become active long term. Email:aoifestephenson@rcsi.ie 
          
                
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             We are delighted to have RCSI Physio student Aisling join our research team for the next 8 weeks. Looking forward to lots of learning as part of @RCSI_Irl Research Summer School programme. Welcome aboard Aisling! @smcdonough2
          
          
                
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             Our wonderful embedded researchers @noreenacoyle and Stacey, attending EULAR in 🇪🇸 this week and presenting on how we helped build collaborative and strong partnerships with PPI as part of @MAINTAINprog #EULAR2025
          
          
                
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             Do you or someone you know live with arthritis? Have you been to an exercise programme to help manage it and now the programme is over? We are looking for people to try our new intervention to help people become active long term. Email:aoifestephenson@rcsi.ie 
          
                
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             Do you live with arthritis? Interested in trying a new physical activity coaching intervention to help maintain your physical activity long-term? Sessions will be held in Churchtown, Dublin from May 2025 
          
                
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             Do you live with arthritis? Interested in trying a new physical activity coaching intervention to help maintain your physical activity long-term? Sessions will be held in Churchtown, Dublin from May 2025 
          
                
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             Looking forward to a great few days of learning in Lisbon 🇵🇹 at the Behaviour Change Conference 2025 @UCLBehaveChange #BCConf2025
          
          
                
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             Today was a big day for MAintAin, we officially kicked off delivery of our newly developed intervention. Looking forward to sharing more soon! @Arthritisie @smcdonough2 @RCSI_Physio
          
          
                
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             Have you completed an exercise programme for Arthritis, such as GLA:D or Be Active with Arthritis? Do you live near Kilcoole Co.Wicklow? Interested in trying a new physical activity coaching intervention to help maintain your activity long-term? Email:aoifestephenson@rcsi.ie 
          
                
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             Do you live with arthritis? Interested in trying a new health coaching intervention to help maintain your physical activity long-term. Sessions will be held in Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow Mar-Jun'25 @Arthritisie @RCSI_Physio @smcdonough2 @aoifestephenson @PhysioKlinic
          
          
                
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             Day 1 training for MAintAin intervention deliverers done✅ Great to have this underway-a step nearer to recruiting for our feasibility study. Watch this space !!👀 
          
                
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             Our latest review on digital tools to support physical activity maintenance is published! @RCSI_Physio @RCSI_Irl @SarahCHowes @chloe_grimmett @aoifestephenson @MAINTAINprog meta-analysis. 
          
            
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              Objective Given the well-accepted health benefits, it is important to identify scalable ways to support people with long-term conditions (LTCs) to remain physic...
            
                
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