SynthesisPreventing chronic disease2017
Physical Activity as a Vital Sign: A Systematic Review.
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70 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Physical activity promotion in chiropractic: a systematic review of clinician-based surveys.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2022Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Physical Activity with Sports Scientist (PASS) Programme Among Patients with Non-Communicable Diseases in Primary Care: A Randomised Controlled Trial.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Trial
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- Understanding Pediatrician Perspectives on Physical Activity for Children with Special Health Care Needs.Pediatric cardiology · 2026Article
- Context-Based Development to Promote Physical Activity Among Working-Age Populations: Participatory Action Research and Pilot Test.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Philippine Clinical Practice Guidelines for Periodic Health Examination: Screening for Musculoskeletal Disorders.Acta medica Philippina · 2026Article
- Understanding participation of liver transplant recipients in an exercise intervention RCT: a cross-sectional study of barriers and motivators.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Home-based exercise and physical activity intervention after kidney transplantation: impact of exercise intensity (PHOENIX-Kidney). Protocol for a multicentre randomized controlled trial.Clinical kidney journal · 2025Article
- Effects of a clinic-referred telemedical intervention to improve exercise uptake during chemotherapy.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Cardiovascular Risk in People Living with HIV: A Preliminary Case Study from Romania.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Facilitating Access and Adherence to Physical Activity and Exercise for Service Users With Neurological Conditions in the Community: A Service Evaluation.Journal of evaluation in clinical practice · 2025Article
- The Pharmacists of Physical Activity: Physiotherapists Empowering Older Adults' Autonomy in the Self-Management of Aging with and Without Persistent Conditions.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Differences in Long COVID severity by duration of illness, symptom evolution, and vaccination: a longitudinal cohort study from the INSPIRE group.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2025Article
- Effect of Early Life Trauma Exposure on Vascular Dysfunction in Black Men and Women.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2025Article
- Unhealthy alcohol use and risk of coronary heart disease among young and middle-aged adults.American journal of preventive cardiology · 2025Article
- Identifying Patients at Risk for Cardiometabolic and Chronic Diseases by Using the Exercise Vital Sign to Screen for Physical Inactivity.Preventing chronic disease · 2025Article
- Application of the implementation research logic model for evaluating a framework for disseminating arthritis-appropriate evidence-based interventions.Frontiers in health services · 2025Article
- The Mobile lifestyle intervention for food and exercise (mLife) study: Protocol of a remote behavioral weight loss randomized clinical trial for type 2 diabetes prevention.Contemporary clinical trials · 2025Article
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Abstract
introductionPhysical activity (PA) is strongly endorsed for managing chronic conditions, and a vital sign tool (indicator of general physical condition) could alert providers of inadequate PA to prompt counseling or referral. This systematic review examined the use, definitions, psychometric properties, and outcomes of brief PA instruments as vital sign measures, with attention primarily to studies focused on arthritis.
methodsElectronic databases were searched for English-language literature from 1985 through 2016 using the terms PA, exercise, vital sign, exercise referral scheme, and exercise counseling. Of the 838 articles identified for title and abstract review, 9 articles qualified for full text review and data extraction.
resultsFive brief PA measures were identified: Exercise Vital Sign (EVS), Physical Activity Vital Sign (PAVS), Speedy Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment (SNAP), General Practice Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPPAQ), and Stanford Brief Activity Survey (SBAS). Studies focusing on arthritis were not found. Over 1.5 years of using EVS in a large hospital system, improvements occurred in relative weight loss among overweight patients and reduction in glycosylated hemoglobin among diabetic patients. On PAVS, moderate physical activity of 5 or more days per week versus fewer than 5 days per week was associated with a lower body mass index (-2.90 kg/m
conclusionFew studies have examined a brief physical activity tool as a vital sign measure. Initial investigations suggest the promise of these simple and quick assessment tools, and research is needed to test the effects of their use on chronic disease outcomes.
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