ArticleBMC public health2008
Targeting physical activity promotion in general practice: characteristics of inactive patients and willingness to change.
Article in BMC public health, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01365026 (Feasibility and Effectiveness of Innovative Programs for Health Promotion in Primary Care), which is not on this map. Cited by 23 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Feasibility and Effectiveness of Innovative Programs for Health Promotion in Primary Care: The 'Prescribe Healthy Life' Project (PVS)
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Understanding Family-Level Effects of Adult Chronic Disease Management Programs: Perceived Influences of Behavior Change on Adolescent Family Members' Health Behaviors Among Low-Income African Americans With Uncontrolled Hypertensions.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2018Article
- Feasibility of an implementation strategy for the integration of health promotion in routine primary care: a quantitative process evaluation.BMC family practice · 2017Article
- Metric properties of the "prescribe healthy life" screening questionnaire to detect healthy behaviors: a cross-sectional pilot study.BMC public health · 2016Observational
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- Dealing with ambiguity: Israeli physician's attitudes and practices regarding pre-exercise certificates: a questionnaire study.Israel journal of health policy research · 2016Article
- Predictors of long-term change of a physical activity promotion programme in primary care.BMC public health · 2014Article
- Remote and web 2.0 interventions for promoting physical activity.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2013Article
- Access to health care and heavy drinking in patients with diabetes or hypertension: implications for alcohol interventions.Substance use & misuse · 2012Article
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Abstract
backgroundCounselling in routine general practice to promote physical activity (PA) is advocated, but inadequate evidence is available to support this intervention, and its sustainable implementation over time is difficult.
objectivesTo describe the characteristics of physically inactive adults visiting GPs and the factors associated with their willingness to change PA.
methodsA cross-sectional analysis of 4317 Spanish people aged 20-80 years, selected by systematic sampling among those attending 56 public primary health care practices identified as inactive by their GPs in 2003. PA (7-day PAR), PA stage of change, health-related quality of life (SF-36), cardiovascular risk factors, and social and demographic characteristics were measured. Multivariate mixed effects ordinal logistic models were adjusted to identify factors associated with motivational readiness to change.
resultsAt least 70% (95% CI: 67.6% to 72.8%) of patients assessed by GPs did not achieve minimal PA recommendations. In addition, 85% (95% CI: 83% to 86.3%) had at least an additional cardiovascular risk factor. Only 30% (95% CI: 25.8% to 33.5%) were prepared for or attempting a change. A younger age; retirement or work at home; higher education and social class levels; obesity; and hypertension were associated with a higher motivational readiness to change (p < 0.05).
conclusionThe overburden that would result from counselling such a high proportion of inactive primary care patients justifies a targeted strategy for PA promotion in family practice. Selection of a target population based on readiness to change, the combination of risk factors and socio-demographic characteristics of patients is suggested in order to prioritise promotion efforts.
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