ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Physical Activity Counseling among Adults in Primary Health Care Centers in Brazil.
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- Prevalence of physical activity counseling in primary care: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Health promotion perspectives · 2023Pooled it
- Association of hospitalization costs with demographic, socioeconomic, and lifestyle characteristics: Population-based study in Sao Paulo city, Brazil, 2003-2015.Health policy OPEN · 2026Article
- Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of individuals exposed to smoking or biomass smoke and followed at primary health care centers in Brazil: a multicenter study.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia · 2025Article
- Promotion of Physical Activity by Health Professionals (PROMOTE-PA): protocol for effectiveness outcomes in a hybrid type I effectiveness-implementation cluster randomised controlled trial.BMJ nutrition, prevention & health · 2024Article
- Sedentary Behavior Counseling Received from Healthcare Professionals: An Exploratory Analysis in Adults at Primary Health Care in Brazil.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Exposure to Public Open Spaces and Leisure-Time Physical Activity: An Analysis of Adults in Primary Health Care in Brazil.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Brief physical activity counselling by physiotherapists (BEHAVIOUR): protocol for an effectiveness-implementation hybrid type II cluster randomised controlled trial.Implementation science communications · 2022Article
- Barriers to physical activity among adults in primary healthcare units in the National Health System: a cross-sectional study in Brazil.Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicinaArticle
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Abstract
Physical activity (PA) counseling by health professionals has promising results in behavior change. However, few studies have evaluated its prevalence in Primary Health Care in Latin American countries. This study aimed to describe the prevalence and analyze the associated factors of PA counseling in adults in Primary Health Care in Brazil. This is a cross-sectional study with a representative sample of 779 adults (70% women). Counseling was identified among those who reported having received PA counseling during a health professional consultation in the last 12 months. Sociodemographic factors, health conditions, and leisure-time PA were analyzed with Poisson regression. The prevalence of counseling was 43% (95% Confidence Interval [CI]: 39.5-46.4%), higher in people aged ≥40 years (Prevalence Ratio [PR]: 1.44; 95% CI: 1.19-1.75], who are married (PR: 1.27; 95% CI: 1.07-1.59), obese (PR: 1.53; 95% CI: 1.23-1.90), take prescription medication (PR: 1.83; 95% CI: 1.47-2.27), and walk for leisure (PR: 1.28; 95% CI: 1.06-1.54). People with more education were less likely to receive PA counseling (PR: 0.82; 95% CI: 0.68-0.99). In conclusion, 4 out of 10 users reported receiving PA counseling and this was associated with sociodemographic factors, health conditions, and walking for leisure. These results can guide PA promotion in Primary Health Care.
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