Camille E Short1, Mel Hayman2, Amanda L Rebar3, Kate M Gunn4, Katrien De Cocker5, Mitch J Duncan6, Deborah Turnbull7, James Dollman8, Jannique G Z van Uffelen9, Corneel Vandelanotte3. 1. Freemasons Foundation Centre of Men's Health, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, South Australia. 2. School of Medical and Applied Sciences, Central Queensland University. 3. School of Human, Health, and Social Sciences, Central Queensland University. 4. Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer, School of Medicine, Flinders University, South Australia. 5. Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, Universiteit Gent, Belgium. 6. Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Medicine & Public Health, The University of Newcastle, New South Wales. 7. School of Psychology, University of Adelaide, South Australia. 8. Exercise for Health and Human Performance Research Group, School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia. 9. Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living (ISEAL), Victoria University.
Abstract
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.
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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