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 …

[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 …

Infants born preterm demonstrate impaired object exploration behaviors throughout infancy and toddlerhood

MA Lobo, E Kokkoni, AB Cunha… - Physical Therapy, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background Object exploration behaviors form the foundation for future global development,
but little is known about how these behaviors are exhibited by infants born preterm …

Physical activity and health promotion strategies among physiotherapists in Rwanda

JM Frantz, R Ngambare - African health sciences, 2013 - ajol.info
Background: Physical inactivity has become a global health concern and is among the 10
leading causes of death and disability. Physiotherapists are in a position to combat inactivity …

Physical activity and diabetes: opportunities for prevention through policy

AD Deshpande, EA Dodson, I Gorman… - Physical …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Over the past decade, the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus has reached epidemic
levels in the United States and other developed countries. With a concomitant rise in obesity …

The degree to which physiotherapy literature includes physical activity as a component of health promotion in practice and entry level education: a scoping systematic …

NP Taukobong, H Myezwa, S Pengpid… - … Theory and Practice, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Physiotherapists are well positioned to use physical activity as a health
promotion (HP) strategy. This review examines the degree to which physiotherapy literature …

Towards a definition: what does 'health promotion'mean to speech and language therapists?

M Ferguson, W Spence - International journal of language & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background: As UK healthcare moves towards the ideals of prevention and enablement,
health promotion is more commonly cited as an area of practice. In comparison with its allied …

An ethical approach to health promotion in physiotherapy practice

C Delany, C Fryer, G van Kessel - Health Promotion Journal of …, 2015 - CSIRO Publishing
Issue addressed With increased emphasis on reducing the global burden of non-
communicable disease, health professionals who traditionally focused on the individual are …

Developing policies for e-health: use of online health information by Australian health professionals and their patients

W Usher - Health information management journal, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
An online survey (www. limesurvey. org) was used to identify patterns of usage of health
information available on the Internet by five major Australian health professions (AHPs) …