ArticleBMC public health2016
The connection between the primary care and the physical activity sector: professionals' perceptions.
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- Exploring the impact of the care sport connector in the Netherlands.BMC public health · 2017Trial
- A movement for movement: an exploratory study of primary healthcare professionals' perspectives on implementing the Royal College of General Practitioners' active practice charter initiative.BMC primary care · 2024Article
- Implementation of the EIRA 3 Intervention by Targeting Primary Health Care Practitioners: Effectiveness in Increasing Physical Activity.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- A multilevel transition perspective on embedding intersectoral action in local health policies.Health promotion international · 2021Article
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- Connecting primary care patients to community-based physical activity: a qualitative study of health professional and patient views.BJGP open · 2020Article
- Perceptions of Care Sport Connectors' Tasks for Strengthening the Connection Between Primary Care, Sports and Physical Activity: A Delphi Study.International journal of integrated care · 2020Article
- Physical activity promotion in primary care: a Utopian quest?Health promotion international · 2019Article
- Study protocol: evaluation of a community health promotion program in a socioeconomically deprived city district in the Netherlands using mixed methods and guided by action research.BMC public health · 2019Article
- The Role of Intermediaries in Connecting Community-Dwelling Adults to Local Physical Activity and Exercise: A Scoping Review.International journal of integrated careArticle
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Abstract
backgroundTo stimulate physical activity (PA) and guide primary care patients towards local PA facilities, Care Sport Connectors (CSC), to whom a broker role has been ascribed, were introduced in 2012 in the Netherlands. The aim of this study is to assess perceptions of primary care, welfare, and sport professionals towards the CSC role and the connection between the primary care and the PA sector.
methodsNine focus groups were held with primary care, welfare and sport professionals within the CSC network. In these focus groups the CSC role and the connection between the sectors were discussed. Both top-down and bottom-up codes were used to analyse the focus groups.
resultsProfessionals ascribed three roles to the CSC: 1) broker role, 2) referral, 3) facilitator. Professionals were enthusiastic about how the current connection was established. However, barriers relating to their own sector were currently hindering the connection: primary care professionals' lack of time, money and knowledge, and the lack of suitable PA activities and instructors for the target group.
conclusionsThis study provides further insight into the CSC role and the connection between the sectors from the point of view of primary care, welfare, and sport professionals. Professionals found the CSC role promising, but barriers are currently hindering the collaboration between both sectors. More time for the CSC and changes in the way the primary care and PA sector are organized seem to be necessary to overcome the identified barriers and to make a success of the connection.
trial registrationDutch Trial register NTR4986 . Registered 14 December 2014.
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