Physical activity promotion: a systematic review of the perceptions of healthcare professionals

FA Albert, MJ Crowe, AEO Malau-Aduli… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Physical activity (PA) is a cost-effective and non-pharmacological foundation for the
prevention and management of chronic and complex diseases. Healthcare professionals …

Factors influencing primary health care professionals' physical activity promotion behaviors: a systematic review

JM Huijg, WA Gebhardt, MW Verheijden… - International journal of …, 2015 - Springer
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 …

Measuring determinants of implementation behavior: psychometric properties of a questionnaire based on the theoretical domains framework

JM Huijg, WA Gebhardt, E Dusseldorp… - Implementation …, 2014 - Springer
Background To be able to design effective strategies to improve healthcare professionals'
implementation behaviors, a valid and reliable questionnaire is needed to assess potential …

[PDF][PDF] Promoting health and wellness: implications for physical therapist practice

JR Bezner - Phys Ther, 2015 - researchgate.net
The leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States is chronic, or
noncommunicable, diseases. The impact of chronic diseases on health and wellness can be …

Factors associated with exercise behavior in people with Parkinson disease

T Ellis, JT Cavanaugh, GM Earhart, MP Ford… - Physical …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Background The benefits of exercise for reducing disability in people with Parkinson disease
(PD) are becoming more evident. Optimal benefit, however, requires regular and sustained …

Physiotherapy and physical activity: a cross-sectional survey exploring physical activity promotion, knowledge of physical activity guidelines and the physical activity …

A Lowe, C Littlewood, S McLean… - BMJ open sport & …, 2017 - bmjopensem.bmj.com
Objective Physical inactivity is a public health priority and embedding promotion of physical
activity (PA) within healthcare systems is an important lever for change. Many factors …

Health competency standards in physical therapist practice

E Dean, M Skinner, H Myezwa, V Mkumbuzi… - Physical …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Although the physical therapist profession is the leading established, largely
nonpharmacological health profession in the world and is committed to health promotion …

Physiotherapists use a small number of behaviour change techniques when promoting physical activity: a systematic review comparing experimental and …

BE Kunstler, JL Cook, N Freene, CF Finch… - Journal of science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives Physiotherapists promote physical activity as part of their practice. This study
reviewed the behaviour change techniques physiotherapists use when promoting physical …

Physiotherapist-led physical activity interventions are efficacious at increasing physical activity levels: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BE Kunstler, JL Cook, N Freene, CF Finch… - Clinical Journal of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Physical activity (PA) interventions to address noncommunicable disease (NCD)
risk are commonly delivered in private practice and outpatient physiotherapy settings. This …

[HTML][HTML] Physical activity in physiotherapy students: Levels of physical activity and perceived benefits and barriers to exercise

D Kgokong, R Parker - The South African journal of physiotherapy, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Physiotherapists have been identified as key role players in health promotion,
prevention and treatment of non-communicable diseases. Objectives The aim of this study is …