Anne Förster

Biographic Data

ID6576234
NAMEAnne Förster
GIVEN NAMESAnne
FAMILY NAMEFörster
SIGNATUREFORSTER A
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Leeds
ORCID0000-0001-7466-4414
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2003
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Exploring the perceptions of sedentary behaviour in community-dwelling older adults aged 75 and older

    Open AccessRagy Tadrous, Anne Förster et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    This study provided insights into older adults' reports of sedentary behaviour progressing throughout older adulthood. When compared to the wider literature, sedentary behaviour in adults aged ≥ 75 years present similarly to a younger subset of older adults with regards to the activities performed in sitting, and the barriers and facilitators to reducing their sedentary time. However, the activities performed in sitting may be performed for longe…

  • Factors influencing sedentary behaviours after stroke

    Open AccessJennifer Hall, Sarah Morton et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    Many stroke survivors indicate being open to reducing sedentary behaviour, with appropriate support from stroke service staff and caregivers. The findings from this study have contributed to an intervention development process using the Behaviour Change Wheel (BCW) approach to develop strategies to reduce sedentary behaviour after stroke

  • Supporting carers of stroke survivors to reduce carer burden

    Open AccessJessica Hall, Jessica F Hall et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2019

    We have developed a comprehensive programme plan for a multiple-component, theory and evidence informed behaviour change intervention aimed at preparing carers before and during the transition from hospital to home. Future work is required to refine, implement and evaluate the Preparing is Caring intervention

  • Poststroke Trajectories

    Open AccessRebecca Hawkins, REBECCA J HAWKINS et al.ARTICLEGlobal Qualitative Nursing Research2017

    We adopted a grounded theory approach to explore the process of recovery experienced by stroke survivors over the longer term who were living in the community in the United Kingdom, and the interacting factors that are understood to have shaped their recovery trajectories. We used a combination of qualitative methods. From the accounts of 22 purposively sampled stroke survivors, four different recovery trajectories were evident: (a) meaningful re…

  • An estimate of post-acute intermediate care need in an elderly care department for older people

    Open AccessJohn Young, Anne Förster et al.ARTICLEHealth & Social Care in the…2003

    There is an expectation that intermediate care services for older people will be widely introduced in England. The planning of such services should be based on an understanding of required capacity. The present study provides a needs estimate for post-acute intermediate care. Older patients admitted acutely to an elderly care department in a district general hospital serving a large city in northern England were followed prospectively by a resear…