Background: Sedentary lifestyles are rising in many countries which has implications for
global health. Health professionals are well placed to promote increased physical activity …

Aim. This paper reports a study investigating health visitors' and practice nurses' attitudes,
beliefs and practice associated with routinely advising patients about physical activity …

Objective To identify factors associated with non-medical health professionals' engagement
in physical activity (PA) promotion. Methods Five electronic databases were searched for …

Background Physical activity is a major determinant of physical and mental health.
International recommendations identify health professionals as pivotal agents to tackle …

Background Despite the promising findings related to the efficacy of interventions aimed at
promoting physical activity (PA) in primary health care (PHC), the translation of these …

Aim Being physically active has many proven health benefits and promoting physical activity
to patients in primary care is an important component of public health programmes. This …

Background Regular physical activity had been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality
from chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, type 2 diabetes …

Many registered nurses (RNs) are not achieving the recommended daily levels of physical
activity. This study collected data from 623 RNs about their personal health behaviours and …

A national objective as outlined in Healthy People 2000 is to increase to 50% the proportion
of primary care providers who routinely counsel clients about use of physical activity as a …

Objective Evidence suggests that the level of physical activity of physicians can be
correlated directly with physician counselling patterns about this behaviour. Our objective …