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ArticleTranslational journal of the American College of Sports Medicine2018

Preparticipation Screening Prior to Physical Activity in Community Lifestyle Interventions.

Marni Armstrong, Madeline Paternostro-Bayles, Molly B Conroy, Barry A Franklin, Caroline Richardson, Andrea Kriska

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Article in Translational journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. An International Physical Exercise Screening Questionnaire (IPESQ).International journal of emergency medicine · 2026
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  2. High intensity interval training for older adults - from the laboratory towards a home setting: a co-creation study.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Marni ArmstrongDepartment of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Madeline Paternostro-BaylesDepartment of Kinesiology, Health and Sports Science, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA.
Molly B ConroyDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT.
Barry A FranklinPreventive Cardiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI and Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, MI.
Caroline RichardsonDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI.
Andrea KriskaDepartment of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
University of Pittsburgh · USIndiana University of Pennsylvania · USMichigan Medicine · USOakland University · USUniversity of Utah · US

Funding

Regional Pilot And Feasibility Study Grants ProgramP30DK020572 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Mehboob A Hussain · 2013 to 2026
$24.3M
Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Change; Impact on Lifestyle Intervention Effects for Diabetes TranslationR18DK100933 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI KRISKA, ANDREA M · 2014 to 2017
$3.0M
NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK020572NIDDK NIH HHS R18 DK100933
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Behavioral lifestyle interventions in the community setting are effective in reducing the risk and burden of chronic diseases. The promotion and implementation of physical activity plays a key role in these community-based lifestyle programs. New guidelines on preparticipation screening for cardiovascular disease prior to physical activity have been released which include substantive modifications. These updated recommendations represent a substantial paradigm shift toward a more liberal approach that results in fewer individuals needing to seek medical clearance before starting a physical activity program. This shift has significant implications for those promoting physical activity within the community setting. The objectives of this commentary are to review the updated recommendations within the context of community-based lifestyle intervention programs such as those currently being offered throughout the United States for the primary purpose of diabetes prevention and to discuss the implications for those providers developing and implementing such programs.

Indexed as

Diabetes preventionLifestyle InterventionPhysical activityPreparticipation screening

Identifiers

PMID30873436
PMCPMC6411298
OpenAlexW3005541915

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