Personal Goals Research Articles

How sustainability shapes consumer preferences on special occasions

AbstractWith the aim to guide sustainability strategies of fashion companies, this study explores consumers' interest in sustainable alternatives on special occasions, which have been largely neglected by the literature. Drawing on 35 semistructured interviews and using weddings as the consumption setting, this study first identifies the meanings that are associated with special occasions and defines the role of fashion products in achieving such meanings (uniqueness, achievement of personal goals, emotionality and memory). Second, it reveals how sustainability facilitates or limits the achievement of such goals through fashion products. Finally, it shows how different sustainability strategies affect consumers' inferences and preferences differently. This research offers fashion companies actionable strategies for promotion of sustainable fashion products for special occasions. Specifically, we recommend that marketers consider the associations elicited by different sustainability strategies implementation in the development of their communication and extend the use of and, consequently, the meanings associated with exceptional fashion products.

A Systematic Analysis on the Integration of Marxist Religious Thought into Ideological and Political Curriculum Teaching Content

The systematical integration of Marxist religious thought into IPC teaching content can counter the challenges posed by capitalist core values and enhance students' ideological and political literacy. The system elements and target of this integration is explored, highlighting the importance of treating religion in a materialist dialectical manner and focusing on personal identity, educational goals, and social relations. Discussed systematically is the boundaries and environment of integrating Marxist religious thought into IPC teaching content, emphasizing the need to analyze the specific situation and cultural environment. It suggests that the integration should be carried out in the context of religious sinicization and the sinicization of Marxism, and should help students criticize religion and establish scientific beliefs.

Конструктивные функции мечты: от теоретической модели к эмпирической валидизации. Часть 2.

<p>The second part of the article presents an empirical investigation of the hypotheses concerning the positive functions of dreaming set forth in the first part of the article. Study 1 describes the development and validation of the Constructive dreaming Inventory (CDI). The bifactor four-factor ESEM model showed good agreement with empirical data: the questionnaire includes the Overall Constructive Dreaming Index and four specific scales (Dream Presence, Dream Value, Dream Absorption, and Belief in one’s Dream). CDI showed good evidence of structural and convergent validity and sufficiently high scale reliability (a>0.76) for research purposes. In study 2, we tested hypotheses about the correlation of the constructive dreaming (CD) intensity with a range of indicators of positive functioning. We discovered that CD has moderate connections with mental health and well-being, personal autonomy and self-determination, balanced time perspective, eudaimonic motives, and a more positive prognosis of one’s ability to reach one’s personal goals. The hypothesis about the positive associations of CD with the predominance of intrinsic aspirations over extrinsic ones was not proven. Nevertheless, the results suggested that dreams and dreaming play an important role in emotional and motivational regulation of mental activity.</p>

Model of Formation of Communicative Competences of Students-Programmers in the Process of Joint Activity

Effective professional activity in the digital era is based on the ability to make decisions, willingness to cooperate and skills to manage emotional intelligence. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the training of IT-specialists and create conditions for the formation of their communicative competences. The purpose of the article is to discuss the results of the development of the model of the process of forming communicative competences of software engineering students in collaborative activities. The research methodology includes competence-based, constructivist, network approach, personality-oriented approach and activity-based approaches. The method of pedagogical modeling was used, which allowed to correlate the existing and ideal characteristics of the educational process under study, to identify and outline ways to improve it in the context of professional activity in the IT-sphere. The development of the model was carried out taking into account the technology of “blended learning”. Research results. The model of the process of formation of communicative competence of students-programmers includes the target block, in which the personal goals of education, the standard of specialty 09.02.07 “Information Systems and Programming”, the requirements of employers to the professional activity of programmers are indicated; the organizational-activity block, including diagnostic and activity-forming activities; the result-criterial block, including criteria and indicators of assessment of communicative competence. Conclusion. Communicative competences of students-programmers include knowledge of psychological bases of communication and possession of virtual communication skills, active participation in teamwork, skills of constructive interaction, organizational skills, readiness for interaction, orientation to self-improvement in interaction, self-motivation skills, self-regulation skills, self-control, conflict resolution. The process of formation of communicative competences of students-programmers is carried out in the educational activity on the basis of learning in cooperation as a type of joint activity, providing students’ motivation for constructive interaction, increasing the performance of academic tasks, individual responsibility, eliminating the barriers of interaction through the use of flexible planning strategy and organization of virtual teamwork based on the principles of Agile-methodology and Scrum-method.

Analyzing the Perception of the Impact of Sports Practice on Students in School Settings

Objectives. The importance of physical activity is often underestimated, particularly by students, although there is some scientific evidence to support this. There is a lack of data on studentsʼ perceptions of sports practice, focusing on the aspect of well-being and the positive benefits of the latter, including in the school environment. The objective is to quantify the impact of sports practice on the well-being of secondary school students in the school setting. Materials and methods. The sample taken consists of 25 students belonging to the first grades of the State Industrial Technical Institute “G. Cardano” in PAVIA. A questionnaire consisting of 16 questions was developed in order to investigate the relationship between well-being and physical activity among the students. Then, the responses to the questionnaire questions were analyzed, applying chi-squared test analysis to understand any significance among the qualitative variables. Results. It was found that for the respondents, the relationship with sports is 16% indifferent, 4% not positive and 80% favorable. A first significant relationship was analyzed, between the amount in terms of frequency of sports activity and the studentsʼ feelings in the classroom while practicing (p = 0.001); and a second significant relationship was found between the amount in terms of frequency of sports activity and the studentsʼ feelings during the exercises (p = 0.003). Conclusions. The main conclusion that can be drawn from this study is that sports activity has a positive impact on studentsʼ school life, influencing their physical and emotional well-being, enhancing a sense of inclusion and empowerment, and increasing motivation to achieve personal goals.

Decision-making for congenital anomalies diagnosed during pregnancy: a narrative review.

The purpose of this narrative review was to assess the limited literature on fetal anomalies diagnosed in the second trimester of pregnancy and parental decision-making and identify sources of information deemed as facilitators and barriers to medical decisions. This was a literature review of source material and information about fetal anomalies diagnosed in the second trimester of pregnancy, decision-making, decision tools or aids, and sources of information for anomalies. The search string used explored related peer-reviewed publications and systematic reviews between 2007 and 2024. We also reviewed references from publications meeting inclusion criteria. The search was conducted between June 2022 and February 2024. Exclusion criteria included conference abstracts, non-peer reviewed literature, and articles not available in English language. A total of 77 publications were identified by searching multiple databases using a predefined search string. The search encompassed full text articles from 2007 to 2024 and 11 full-text publications were ultimately included in the review. A list of 45 co-occurring keywords was generated from the included texts, with each keyword having a minimum of two co-occurrences. Key themes identified included (1) the role of the clinician and need for development of professional knowledge and empathy surrounding discussion of fetal anomalies with patients; (2) information gathering, with individuals reporting use of multiple strategies to obtain information; while the majority found information satisfying, they preferred more details on diagnosis, long-term outcomes of the fetus/child and management of the pregnancy or termination process; and (3) decision-making, the path and process of how individuals made decisions about the pregnancy including quality of life, future fertility, and seeking other people's experiences. Many factors contribute to an individual's decision-making after a diagnosis of a fetal anomalies diagnosed in the second trimester of pregnancy, ranging from personal beliefs and goals to shared experiences of others and access to care. Understanding how sources of information may be deemed both as facilitators and barriers to different individuals during the decision-making process is important for healthcare providers in order to understand how to most effectively support patients. There is a dearth of information on training healthcare professionals to provide support to patients facing these decisions.

Survival Strategies of Non-Working Individuals in ASIA Cost Effective Service Oriented Model for Recruitment

The research aim to study on survival strategies for out-of-work individuals in Asia, a cost- effective service model for recruitment, has set key objectives as follows. First to study the survival strategies of people who are not working in Asia. Second to study the format of employment recruitment services. in the Asian region and final to study the labor market in Asia and current trends. This research study on survival strategies for out-of-work individuals in Asia, a cost- effective service model for recruitment, has set key objectives as follows. First to study the survival strategies of people who are not working in Asia. Second to study the format of employment recruitment services. in the Asian region the last to study the labor market in Asia and current trends. The researcher has qualitative research. Focus on education Survival strategies for non- working individuals in Asia Job recruitment service format in the Asian region and study the labor market in Asia and current trends By collecting data from labor news in the Asian region. and human resource management experts and analyze the obtained data to study Labor market guidelines in Asia and current trends. The results showed the Thai labor drive has awesome associations with co-workers They can moreover express their conclusions and be themselves. Counting being acknowledged by the boss. This is often apparent from the comes about of the study on acknowledgment and ability to be true to yourself within the workplace. which Thailand is treated more similarly and reasonably than within the Asia-Pacific locale (70% of Thailand vs. 52% of Asia-Pacific and 71% of Thailand vs. 53% of Asia-Pacific, separately).The Thai labor force sees the work they do as connected to organizational goals and personal goals. Make them feel that the work they do is valuable and meaningful, with 71% of survey respondents saying Their work can fill the mind. Higher than Asia Pacific at 51% .The Thai labor force sees progress and learning opportunities to grow their careers and develop themselves in the workplace. which matches the characteristics of Gen Y and Gen Z who like to learn. and try new things.

When and why consumers prefer human-free behavior tracking products

Despite disliking behavior tracking for marketing, consumers actively adopt technological behavior tracking products. Our research examines the psychological factors driving this adoption and the conditions under which it occurs. We theorize that consumers prefer technological (versus human-based) tracking, because human-free tracking reduces concerns about negative judgment. However, we propose that this preference is weakened, and even reversed, when immediate judgment concerns are less salient than the need for feedback from relevant humans such as when consumers pursue performance (versus personal) goals. Across four preregistered studies (n = 2,601), we found that consumers generally prefer technological (versus human) tracking due to lower negative judgment concerns (Studies 1 and 2A). Consumers’ gender, goal satisfaction, and self-efficacy influenced this effect (Study 2B). However, preference for technological tracking was reversed when consumers pursued performance goals (e.g., training for a public dance competition) versus personal goals (e.g., training to lose weight) (Study 3).

How adult children of incarcerated parents experience ambiguous loss.

Families can experience grief when they lose a loved one to incarceration. Although there has not been a death, the removal of a family member from day-to-day life and the uncertainty and stigma surrounding incarceration pose major challenges. We applied consensual qualitative research methods to understand the unique grief experience that adult children have when a parent is incarcerated. Our findings elaborate on the impacts of the loss, the complicating factors of stigma and disenfranchisement, as well as how individuals have made meaning and pursued healing from this experience over time. Impacts included changes to member roles within the new family structure and difficulty forming secure bonds with peers. Participants characterized stigma toward their parent as extending to themselves and complicating their ability to openly miss their parent or process complicated reactions to the incarceration. Despite systemic challenges, participants set their personal life goals and used a combination of problem-focused coping and distancing themselves from the incarceration to successfully manage the loss. Consistent with these findings, mental health professionals serving this population can validate incarceration as a loss, repair ambiguity in family roles, develop an accepting therapeutic relationship that reduces perceived stigma, and identify possibilities for activism.

Recovery-oriented care in Teams Working with the ART Model in long-term Mental Health care: A Qualitative Study on the Experiences of Service Users and Their Significant Others

The Active Recovery Triad (ART) model provides a framework for recovery-oriented care in long-term mental health settings. The aim of this study is to gain insight into the experiences and views of service users and their significant others regarding care and support they receive from teams working with the ART model. Semi-structured interviews were performed with nineteen service users and five significant others of teams operating in Dutch long-term mental health care. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The three core principles of the ART model formed the deductive basis of the analysis and for every principle themes were identified inductively. Under the principle ‘Active’, service users mentioned that they feel motivated, work actively on personal recovery goals and have dreams for the future. Service users valued the service as a safe environment, but several service users also preferred to live more independently. Under the principle ‘Recovery’, participants reported how the dimensions of recovery (health, personal identity, daily life and community functioning) were addressed in care and support. Also, specific conditions for recovery-oriented care were identified, for example regarding specific expertise of care providers. Under the principle ‘Triad’ the support from significant others, contact with care workers and with other service users were identified as important. The insights regarding what is important for service users and their significant others may contribute to the improvement of care and support in long-term mental health care. In addition, the findings of this study provide directions for the further development of the ART model.

Геймификация в образовании как фактор формирования актуальных профессиональных компетенций

The article considers aspects of the use of gamification in education as a factor in the formation of professional competencies. In the context of learning, gamification is understood as a certain technology associated with the introduction of game components into the educational process based on the use of algorithms that were previously used in various computer gaming programs. Such trends in educational practice, in the context of the use of gamification, as the systematization of practical experience in the use of gamification and the development of its theoretical and methodological foundations are highlighted; the focus on achieving certain educational results is the formation of professional competencies within the framework of educational activities; the use of gamification in teaching various disciplines of the curriculum: foreign languages, engineering specialties, in inclusive educational practice, in management, in marketing, etc. In the context of digital transformation of education, the implementation of gamification forms the necessary motivation for educational activities, expands the boundaries of professional and personal development for all subjects of educational activity. Gamification allows you to implement various psychological and pedagogical techniques and methods to achieve learning goals, including the differentiation of strategic and tactical goals when completing course assignments, maintaining the necessary level of attention and concentration of students, combining various options for the complexity of tasks performed and on this basis identifying the abilities of participants to solve these tasks in a timely manner, modeling and implementing various game situations for the formation and development of certain professional competencies, etc. In the context of the development of the digital economy, globalization and informatization of educational activities, gamification optimally complements the already existing traditional training, with an emphasis on the use of game techniques in education, the involvement of gamification participants in solving collective tasks, achieving personal and group goals when completing the course in the form of a game, revealing their abilities precisely within the framework of team tasks and, thus, forming the necessary relevant professional competencies within the framework of educational activities.

Impact of training, mood and motivation on employee performance in Universities of Sindh, Pakistan

This research aims to examine the impact of training, mood, and motivation on employee performance in academia of Sindh province, Pakistan. Training plays a vital role in enhancing the skills, abilities, and confidence of employees to achieve their personal and organizational goals effectively. Moreover, the mood and motivation of employees are also considered necessary features for the performance of employees. Therefore, an employee performance survey was conducted by adopting a close-ended questionnaire based on a 5-points and 7-points Likert scale to identify the relationship and impact on the performance of faculty. The method of sampling was convenience sampling, which enabled us to reach 265 participants from four cities of Sindh, including Karachi, Sukker, Hyderabad, and Mirpurkhas. SPSS was used to analyze the data, which highlights that training and motivation have a strong positive relationship to the dependent variable i: e employee performance; mood and employee performance have a moderately positive relationship. Every competitive organization in today's world needs a skilled workforce to achieve its short- and long-term organizational goals, so it is the organization's responsibility.

Advance care planning in the treatment of implantable left ventricular assist device: a republication of the review published in Japanese Journal of Artificial Organs.

Advance care planning (ACP) is essential in managing serious and chronic illnesses to ensure that patients receive care aligned with their personal values, goals, and preferences. This review focuses on integrating ACP in the treatment of patients receiving implantable left ventricular assist devices (VADs). The heart failure palliative care team developed a unique advance directive form and pamphlet to facilitate ACP discussions, emphasizing not only medical treatment preferences but also patients' values and life goals.The study highlights the distinction between bridge to transplantation (BTT) and destination therapy (DT) in VAD patients, with different goals and considerations for ACP. The use of decision aids developed especially for DT candidates as a communication tool helps in sharing patients' wishes and facilitates shared decision-making, particularly in the complex decisions surrounding DT therapy.Challenges in implementing ACP, such as time constraints due to urgent medical conditions, difficulties in patient communication, and the recent COVID-19 pandemic, are addressed. The need for a comprehensive healthcare system capable of supporting patients' ACP wishes, especially in the community setting, is also pointed out.Future directions include not only developing materials to ease ACP discussions and ensuring that ACP content is shared among healthcare providers to foster collaborative and detailed planning, but also a call for widespread adoption of ACP in Japan.This is a translation of a paper written in Japanese Journal of Artificial Organs (Vol. 52, No. 1, pp. 89-92) with additions and corrections.

‘Keeping up with the Korean Yeojas’: the paradox of Korean women’s participation of aesthetic exercise in contemporary Korea

Over the past decade, there has been a noticeable increase in the engagement of Korean women (‘yeoja’ in Korean translation) in physical activities. Despite discussions emphasizing active exercise and fitness, motivations for women’s participation have often been centered around weight management and dieting. This study explores the experiences of Korean women participating in aesthetic exercise – physical activities such as yoga, Pilates, and pole fitness which focus on female-appropriate weight management. Aesthetic exercise participation emerges as a complex and paradoxical phenomenon, blending feminized workouts, ideal body images, and individual aspirations to attain social standards. Participants express ambivalence, viewing exercise as both a ‘healthy way of losing’ and a means to ‘keep up with’ societal ideals of the female body. Thus, it highlights the intricate interplay between societal expectations, personal goals, and the pursuit of an envisioned ideal, offering insights into the dynamic nature of women’s involvement in aesthetic exercise in the Korean context.

Contributing to 'a sense of purpose' - Evaluating consumer recovery progress after attending a therapeutic-recreation intervention programme: A quantitative analysis.

The recommended objective for mental health plans and policies is the adoption of recovery approaches to mental healthcare. Mental health recovery is no longer defined by symptom resolution but as a journey towards a meaningful life from the consumer's own perspective. Recovery approaches focus on consumers' strengths, feelings of well-being and the achievement of personal goals. Designing recovery-oriented interventions is crucial for supporting people in their personal recovery journey. This study sought to evaluate how attending a recovery-oriented intervention impacts the recovery of attending people living with serious mental illness. A quasi-experimental approach was utilised to examine changes in self-reported recovery progress in a purposive sample of consumers living with enduring mental illness (N = 105). Recovery progress was evaluated via the Recovery Assessment Scale - Domains and Stages (RAS-DS). Data were collected at entry and exit to a therapeutic recreation programme grounded in principles of recovery-oriented care and social contact theory. Pre-post scores were analysed via a repeated-measures multivariate analysis of variance (RM-MANOVA) per the four RAS-DS recovery domains. After attending the therapeutic recreation programme, consumer recovery scores significantly increased in the functional, personal, and social recovery RAS-DS domains as measured by 'Doing Things I Value', 'Looking Forward', and 'Connecting and Belonging' (respectively). No changes were observed to consumers' clinical recovery progress, as assessed via the recovery domain 'Mastering my Illness'. The results of this study demonstrate that therapeutic recreation camps can provide a recovery-based approach to mental healthcare, with positive effects on the three areas of: a purposeful life; connection and belonging; and optimism and hope. Recovery Camp has been previously identified by the Productivity Commission as having potential person-centred recovery benefits for mental health consumers. The results of this study now establish these benefits as evidence based and can be used to guide mental health practice and policy for the implementation of therapeutic recreation camps for mental health recovery.

The Importance of Soft Skills for Academic Performance and Career Development—From the Perspective of University Students

In the present era, the importance of soft skills as a crucial element for personal and professional success is widely acknowledged. When hiring new employees, these soft skills are highly valued by employers. However, many students are unaware of the crucial role those soft skills play in their education and career success, hindering their progress in developing these skills. This study aims to assess students’ perceptions of the importance of soft skills for academic performance and career development. A questionnaire-based online survey was conducted, involving 968 undergraduate students from eight universities in Vietnam, to gather data. The findings showed that most respondents recognized the significance of soft skills in fostering positive relationships, career advancement, and securing desirable employment. However, students did not believe that these skills had a substantial impact on their academic performance. Communication, teamwork, collaboration, and time management skills were identified as the most critical soft skills for enhancing academic performance, while teamwork, collaboration, leadership, and problem-solving skills were considered pivotal for career development. Moreover, a significant portion of students perceived their soft skills level to be below the desired threshold, showing more confidence in skills they considered to be more important. Similarly, students tended to prioritize the development of soft skills that they perceived as essential to their personal goals.

Students’ Tool-Shaped Conceptualisation of the Idea of Statistical Distributions: The Case of Frida

This article presents a case study that explores digital experiences in statistics teaching within Danish lower secondary school, focusing on the development of students’ statistical concepts. The study tracks the progress of a student named Frida, who engages with the digital tool TinkerPlots over the span of a year. Frida developed a unique ‘plot–stack–drag’ technique that significantly influenced her conceptual development during this period. Her routines with the tool not only supported her in some instances, but also created conflicts due to their impact on her personal goals and anticipations. This article delves into the educational implications of the dialectical relationship between students’ development of tool-based routines and their personal goals established during the process. The research findings highlight the profound impact of interactions between students and digital tools, such as TinkerPlots, on shaping students’ understanding of statistical concepts. This underscores the importance of educators’ heightened awareness of students’ personal goals and anticipations influenced by digital tools, which, in turn, opens the door to innovative learning opportunities.

Adaptation and qualitative evaluation of the BETTER intervention for chronic disease prevention and screening by public health nurses in low income neighbourhoods: views of community residents

BackgroundThe BETTER intervention is an effective comprehensive evidence-based program for chronic disease prevention and screening (CDPS) delivered by trained prevention practitioners (PPs), a new role in primary care. An adapted program, BETTER HEALTH, delivered by public health nurses as PPs for community residents in low income neighbourhoods, was recently shown to be effective in improving CDPS actions. To obtain a nuanced understanding about the CDPS needs of community residents and how the BETTER HEALTH intervention was perceived by residents, we studied how the intervention was adapted to a public health setting then conducted a post-visit qualitative evaluation by community residents through focus groups and interviews.MethodsWe first used the ADAPT-ITT model to adapt BETTER for a public health setting in Ontario, Canada. For the post-PP visit qualitative evaluation, we asked community residents who had received a PP visit, about steps they had taken to improve their physical and mental health and the BETTER HEALTH intervention. For both phases, we conducted focus groups and interviews; transcripts were analyzed using the constant comparative method.ResultsThirty-eight community residents participated in either adaptation (n = 14, 64% female; average age 54 y) or evaluation (n = 24, 83% female; average age 60 y) phases. In both adaptation and evaluation, residents described significant challenges including poverty, social isolation, and daily stress, making chronic disease prevention a lower priority. Adaptation results indicated that residents valued learning about CDPS and would attend a confidential visit with a public health nurse who was viewed as trustworthy. Despite challenges, many recipients of BETTER HEALTH perceived they had achieved at least one personal CDPS goal post PP visit. Residents described key relational aspects of the visit including feeling valued, listened to and being understood by the PP. The PPs also provided practical suggestions to overcome barriers to meeting prevention goals.ConclusionsResidents living in low income neighbourhoods faced daily stress that reduced their capacity to make preventive lifestyle changes. Key adapted features of BETTER HEALTH such as public health nurses as PPs were highly supported by residents. The intervention was perceived valuable for the community by providing access to disease prevention.Trial registration#NCT03052959, 10/02/2017.

Awakening on antipsychotic medication: A call to action.

Explore a lived experience perspective on using antipsychotic medicine and call to action for psychiatric rehabilitation practitioners to get involved in preparing people diagnosed with serious mental illness (SMI) to have a voice and choice in antipsychotic medication treatment. A first-person account of awakening on an antipsychotic medication for the first time is used to understand the lived experience and challenges of using it. Lessons learned are amplified through de-identified queries of the CommonGround database capturing concerns about antipsychotic medication of people diagnosed with SMI in public sector mental health clinics in the United States. Lived experience of "me-on-medicine" included embodied and perceptual changes to self when taking antipsychotic medications. Discordance between the team's goal and personal goals for medication treatment interfered with recovery. Analysis of more than 100,000 concerns about antipsychotic medications expressed by 57,370 CommonGround users showed the most frequent concerns are that medication is perceived as unhelpful (21%), side effects (13%), impact on health (12%), and concerns about feeling unmotivated to use medication (8%). Among CommonGround users below age 30, low motivation to take antipsychotics was the third most prevalent concern. Among CommonGround users over age 30, concerns about the impact on health were the third most dominant. Psychiatric rehabilitation practitioners can support people diagnosed with SMI getting prepared to participate in decision making about antipsychotic medications with psychiatric care providers by identifying concerns and building skills and strategies to negotiate the new "me-on-medicine." (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Home-based Circuit Training and Community Walking for Intermittent Claudication

ObjectiveSupervised exercise training is recommended for people with peripheral artery disease (PAD), yet it remains underutilised. Home-based exercise programmes are a potential alternative. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of conducting a full scale trial of a 12-week home-based exercise programme (HBEP) for people living with symptomatic PAD. MethodsIn a randomised feasibility trial, patients with intermittent claudication (IC) were allocated to either a HBEP or a non-exercise control. The HBEP group were given a Fitbit to use during a 12-week exercise programme comprising of personalised step goals and a resistance-based circuit to be undertaken at home twice weekly. The primary outcome was feasibility, assessed via eligibility, recruitment, attrition, tolerability, and adherence. Acceptability was assessed via semi-structured interviews. Secondary analysis was undertaken to determine the feasibility of collecting clinical outcome data. Results188 people were screened, 133 were eligible (70.7%), 30 were recruited (22.6%) and one withdrew (3.33%). Mean adherence to the daily step goal was 53.5% (range=29.8–90.5%), and 58.6% of prescribed circuits were completed of which 56.4% were at the desired intensity. Six adverse events were recorded, three of which were related to study involvement. No significant differences were observed in exploratory outcomes. Small clinically important differences were seen in walking speed and pain-free treadmill walking distance which should be confirmed or refuted in a larger trial. ConclusionThe HBEP was feasible and well tolerated, with successful recruitment and minimal attrition. The intervention was acceptable, with walking seen as more enjoyable than circuit exercise. The WALKSTRONG programme may be suitable for those who will not, or cannot, take part in supervised exercise outside of the home.