Objective—To investigate the impact of a simple written prescription for physical activity
given by a general practitioner and the effect of supplementing this with mailed information …

Objectives: To test the effectiveness, in the setting of primary health care, of verbal advice on
exercise from a family physician (FP) combined with supporting written information. Design …

Objective: A controlled trial to compare the effectiveness of verbal advice from a family
physician (FP) combined with either “standard” or “tailored” written information on physical …

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine whether written advice from
general practitioners increases physical activity among sedentary people more than verbal …

Background Recent evidence and recommendations suggest that physical activity health
promotion should be aimed at persuading the whole population to adopt an active lifestyle …

Objectives To increase, in our sample, the proportion of family physicians who provided their
patients with written physical activity prescriptions after the delivery of a 3-hour educational …

Purpose. To evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of patients who received physical
activity counseling from a general practitioner. Methods. Data presented are from a cross …

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of physical activity advice, including the Green
Prescription (a physical activity scripting scheme), given in the primary care setting, and the …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of physical activity promotion in primary care office
settings. DESIGN: Systematic review of clinical trials in which the efficacy of physical activity …

Aim: To assess the cost-effectiveness of the'Green Prescription'physical activity counselling
programme in general practice. Method: Prospective cost-effectiveness study undertaken as …