The Role of Intermediaries in Connecting Individuals to Local Physical Activity - Study Protocol
Intermediaries help people to connect to community-based services and supports, including physical activity and exercise groups (physical activities). They do this by acting as a link person. After receiving a referral or self-referral, they conduct an assessment, connect people to services in the community, and follow-up with people over time.

This project will investigate if connecting to physical activities through an intermediary can improve health and wellbeing. It will also investigate people's experiences of working with an intermediary. This project is a pilot feasibility study, which means the investigators are evaluating the measures used and the way the trial is designed to see if they are suitable for a larger study in the future.
- EligibilityCriteria: Inclusion criteria  Aged ≥18 years Referred to intermediary service for any reason OR self-referred to intermediary service for any reason Meets the eligibility criteria of the intermediary service Intermediary facilitates a connection to local physical activity  Exclusion criteria  Non-community dwelling e.g., hospital in-patients, living in residential care facilities Diagnosis of dementia Inappropriate for health or social reasons (such as terminal illness, family or other social crisis) Refused to engage with the intermediary service Unable to give explicit informed consent - HealthyVolunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers - Gender: All - StdAgeList: Child, Adult, Older Adult - StudyPopulation: Participants are adults aged >18 years old, able to give explicit informed consent, referred to an intermediary and that the intermediary plans to connect to local physical activities. - SamplingMethod: Non-Probability Sample