SynthesisHealth promotion perspectives2023
Prevalence of physical activity counseling in primary care: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- 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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- Barriers, motivations and physical activity among medical students: a comparative study between the University of Seville (Spain) and Paris-Saclay University (France).Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Physical activity promotion among HIV providers in Colorado: an explanatory sequential mixed-methods study.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Physicians' opinions on barriers to patient counseling on physical activity in primary care: focus on physicians' healthy exercise habits and knowledge about physical activity.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Changes in Body Weight Perception, Lifestyle Habits, and Health Awareness in Croatia: A Comparative Population Survey (2022-2024).Nutrients · 2025Article
- The association of self-rated health with physical activity and demographic factors: a study in primary care from Northwest of Iran.BMC primary care · 2025Article
- Step-Determined Physical Activity among Individuals with Chronic Conditions: The 2007-2019 National Health and Nutrition Survey of Japan.JMA journal · 2025Article
- Determining patient eligibility for a physical activity referral scheme through EHR data extraction.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2025Article
- Time Trends of Body Mass Index and its Impact on Glycemic Control Among Finnish Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2025Article
- Lifestyle Interventions for Treatment and Remission of Type 2 Diabetes and Prediabetes in Adults: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2025Article
- How can physical activity promotion be optimised in general practice: a narrative review of the literature.Irish journal of medical science · 2025Review
- Clinical and sociodemographic determinants of older breast cancer survivors' reports of receiving advice about exercise.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2024Article
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- Physical Activity with Sports Scientist (PASS) programme to promote physical activity among patients with non-communicable diseases: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial protocol.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2024Article
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Background: This systematic review aimed to summarize and evaluate the prevalence of physical activity (PA) counseling in primary care. Methods: Five databases (CINAHL Complete, Embase, Medline, PsycInfo, and Web of Science) were searched. Primary epidemiological studies on PA counseling in primary care were included. The Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal checklist for studies reporting prevalence data was used to assess the quality of studies. The review protocol was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42021284570). Results: After duplicate removal, 4990 articles were screened, and 120 full-text articles were then assessed. Forty studies were included, with quality assessment scores ranging from 5/9 to 9/9. The pooled prevalence of PA counseling based on 35 studies (199830 participants) was 37.9% (95% CI 31.2 to 44.6). The subgroup analyses showed that the prevalence of PA counseling was 33.1% (95% CI: 22.6 to 43.7) in females (10 studies), 32.1% (95% CI: 22.6 to 41.7) in males (10 studies), 65.5% (95% CI: 5.70 to 74.1) in people with diabetes mellitus (6 studies), 41.6% (95% CI: 34.9 to 48.3) in people with hypertension (5 studies), and 56.8% (95% CI: 31.7 to 82.0) in people with overweight or obesity (5 studies). All meta-analyses showed high levels of heterogeneity (I Conclusion: The overall prevalence of PA counseling in primary care was low. The high levels of heterogeneity suggest variability in the perspectives and practices of PA counseling in primary care. PA counseling should be standardized to ensure its optimum effectiveness in primary care.
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