Physical activity recommendations from general practitioners in Australia. Results from a national survey
© 2015 Public Health Association of Australia. Objective: To identify subgroups of Australian adults likely to receive physical activity advice from their general practitioner and to evaluate the content of the advice provided. Methods: Participants (n=1,799), recruited from the Australian Health an...
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2016
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| author | Short, C. Hayman, M. Rebar, Amanda Gunn, K. De Cocker, K. Duncan, M. Turnbull, D. Dollman, J. Van Uffelen, J. Vandelanotte, C. |
| author_facet | Short, C. Hayman, M. Rebar, Amanda Gunn, K. De Cocker, K. Duncan, M. Turnbull, D. Dollman, J. Van Uffelen, J. Vandelanotte, C. |
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| description | © 2015 Public Health Association of Australia. Objective: To identify subgroups of Australian adults likely to receive physical activity advice from their general practitioner and to evaluate the content of the advice provided. Methods: Participants (n=1,799), recruited from the Australian Health and Social Science panel, completed an online survey. Signal Detection Analysis was used to identify subgroups that were more/less likely to have received physical activity recommendations. Results: Overall, 18% of participants received a physical activity recommendation from their general practitioner in the past 12 months and eight unique subgroups were identified. The subgroup with the highest proportion (54%) of participants reporting that they received a physical activity recommendation was those with poor physical and mental health-related quality of life and an average daily sitting time of <11 hours. Other subgroups with high proportions of individuals receiving recommendations were characterised by higher weight and/or the presence of co-morbidities. The most commonly prescribed physical activity type was aerobic activity. Few participants received specific physical activity advice. Conclusions: General practitioners are incorporating physical activity promotion into their practice, but primarily as a disease management tool and with limited specificity. Implications: Strategies to assist Australian general practitioners to effectively promote physical activity are needed. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-710612018-12-13T09:32:38Z Physical activity recommendations from general practitioners in Australia. Results from a national survey Short, C. Hayman, M. Rebar, Amanda Gunn, K. De Cocker, K. Duncan, M. Turnbull, D. Dollman, J. Van Uffelen, J. Vandelanotte, C. © 2015 Public Health Association of Australia. Objective: To identify subgroups of Australian adults likely to receive physical activity advice from their general practitioner and to evaluate the content of the advice provided. Methods: Participants (n=1,799), recruited from the Australian Health and Social Science panel, completed an online survey. Signal Detection Analysis was used to identify subgroups that were more/less likely to have received physical activity recommendations. Results: Overall, 18% of participants received a physical activity recommendation from their general practitioner in the past 12 months and eight unique subgroups were identified. The subgroup with the highest proportion (54%) of participants reporting that they received a physical activity recommendation was those with poor physical and mental health-related quality of life and an average daily sitting time of <11 hours. Other subgroups with high proportions of individuals receiving recommendations were characterised by higher weight and/or the presence of co-morbidities. The most commonly prescribed physical activity type was aerobic activity. Few participants received specific physical activity advice. Conclusions: General practitioners are incorporating physical activity promotion into their practice, but primarily as a disease management tool and with limited specificity. Implications: Strategies to assist Australian general practitioners to effectively promote physical activity are needed. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71061 10.1111/1753-6405.12455 Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia restricted |
| spellingShingle | Short, C. Hayman, M. Rebar, Amanda Gunn, K. De Cocker, K. Duncan, M. Turnbull, D. Dollman, J. Van Uffelen, J. Vandelanotte, C. Physical activity recommendations from general practitioners in Australia. Results from a national survey |
| title | Physical activity recommendations from general practitioners in Australia. Results from a national survey |
| title_full | Physical activity recommendations from general practitioners in Australia. Results from a national survey |
| title_fullStr | Physical activity recommendations from general practitioners in Australia. Results from a national survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Physical activity recommendations from general practitioners in Australia. Results from a national survey |
| title_short | Physical activity recommendations from general practitioners in Australia. Results from a national survey |
| title_sort | physical activity recommendations from general practitioners in australia. results from a national survey |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71061 |