Types of Physical Activity Recommended by Primary Care Providers for Patients at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease.
Prev Chronic Dis
; 18: E43, 2021 05 06.
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ABSTRACT
Primary care providers (PCPs) are uniquely positioned to promote physical activity for cardiovascular health. We sought to determine the types of physical activity that PCPs most often recommend to patients at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and how these recommendations vary by PCPs' physical activity counseling practices. We examined the types of physical activity (walking, supervised exercise sessions, or other) PCPs most often suggested for CVD prevention among respondents to the 2018 DocStyles survey (N = 1,088). Most PCPs (80.0%) suggested walking to their patients at risk for CVD; however, PCPs who infrequently discussed physical activity with their patients at risk for CVD suggested walking less often than those who more frequently discussed physical activity. Walking is an easy and low-cost form of physical activity, and opportunities exist for certain PCPs to promote walking as part of their physical activity counseling practices for CVD prevention.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares
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Médicos de Atención Primaria
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Prev Chronic Dis
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Año:
2021
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Article
País de afiliación:
Georgia