Background Printed educational materials are widely used dissemination strategies to
improve the quality of healthcare professionals' practice and patient health outcomes …

In this review, our first purpose is to provide an overview of existing physical activity
intervention research, focusing on subpopulations and intervention modalities. Our reviews …

OBJECTIVE: This meta-analysis integrates primary research testing the effect of patient
education to increase physical activity (PA) on behavior outcomes among adults with …

Objective: To evaluate the reliability and validity of a brief physical activity assessment tool
suitable for doctors to use to identify inactive patients in the primary care setting. Methods …

Background Physical inactivity is a major risk factor for chronic disease. Primary health care
practitioners are well placed to promote a physically active lifestyle. The perceptions and …

'Exercise on Prescription'(EoP) is used for initiating physical activity among sedentary
patients with signs of lifestyle diseases. EoP is personalized secondary prevention in …

Objective Physical activity (PA) counselling in primary care increases PA but is not
consistently practiced. This study examined factors that optimise the delivery and impact of …

The aim of this study descriptive study was to evaluate concordance with medication and
those factors that affect the use of medicine in patients with hypertension. Data were …

Background: Several recent physical activity intervention trials have reported physical
activity improvements in control group participants. Explanations have been proposed, but …

Background Promoting physical activity is an important part of patient care in primary care
and has been investigated in many studies with a wide range of intervention characteristics …