Domain-specific effects of physical activity on the demand for physician visits.

Simon Spika, Friedrich Breyer

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Article in International journal of public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Simon SpikaDepartment of Economics, University of Konstanz, Box 135, 78457, Konstanz, Germany. simon.spika@uni-konstanz.de.

Friedrich BreyerDepartment of Economics, University of Konstanz, Box 135, 78457, Konstanz, Germany.

University of Konstanz · DE

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Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung 01EL1420A

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo assess domain-specific effects of physical activity (PA) in the relationship with health care utilization and to investigate whether a measure that aggregates PA across domains (leisure, transport, work) is appropriate.

methodsData were retrieved from a longitudinal cohort study conducted in Southern Germany (women n = 1330, men n = 766). The number of physician visits was regressed on total PA and on PA differentiated by the domains leisure time, travel time and working time in a negative binomial model.

resultsFor women, no association with physician visits is found for total PA, while high leisure time physical activity (LTPA) is associated with 22% more visits. The effect of high LTPA is statistically different from the effect of high total PA. For men, no significant associations are found for both measures.

conclusionsThe specific, positive effect of high LTPA on physician visits among women shows that using an aggregate measure of PA is inappropriate for analyzing the relation between PA and health care utilization. Further, the positive relationship should be considered in attempts to promote physical activity.

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PMID32377755

DOI10.1007/s00038-020-01376-5

PMCPMC7360656

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