A 10-step participatory program for developing, implementing, and evaluating physical activity promoting actions in nursing homes in Germany.

"Declarations Ethics approvalWe received ethical approval for the study from the Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences at the University of Tübingen (no. AZ A2.5.4–096_aa). We collected and stored personal data under the European Data Protection Basic Regulation (DSGVO) coordinated by data protection officers of participating institutions. We treated data confidentially and processed it pseudonymously. Consent to participateThe study presented in the paper was designed as a participatory counselling approach to develop and evaluate PA-promoting actions. Informed consent was obtained from all participants. Prior to commencing the study, heads of nursing homes provided informed written consent. We also informed all participants about the study processes and contents before workshops. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing interests. Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests."

"Funding This research was funded by the German Federal Ministry of Health 2019–2023, grant no. ZMVI1-2519FSB114."