John D Omura1, Kathleen B Watson1, Fleetwood Loustalot2, Janet E Fulton1, Susan A Carlson1. 1. 1 Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA. 2. 2 Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends that adults at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) be offered or referred to intensive behavioral counseling interventions to promote a healthful diet and physical activity for CVD prevention. We assessed primary care providers' (PCPs) awareness of local physical activity-related behavioral counseling services, whether this awareness was associated with referring eligible patients, and the types and locations of services to which they referred. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey. SETTING: Primary care providers practicing in the United States. SUBJECTS: 1256 respondents. MEASURES: DocStyles 2016 survey assessing PCPs' awareness of and referral to physical activity-related behavioral counseling services. ANALYSIS: Calculated prevalence and adjusted odds ratios (aORs). RESULTS: Overall, 49.9% of PCPs were aware of local services. Only 12.6% referred many or most of their at-risk patients and referral was associated with awareness of local services (aOR = 2.81, [95% confidence interval: 1.85-4.25]). Among those referring patients, services ranged from a health-care worker within their practice or group (25.4%) to an organized program in a medical facility (41.2%). Primary care providers most often referred to services located outside their practice or group (58.1%). CONCLUSION: About half of PCPs were aware of local behavioral counseling services, and referral was associated with awareness. Establishing local resources and improving PCPs' awareness of them, especially using community-clinical linkages, may help promote physical activity among adults at risk for CVD.
PURPOSE: The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends that adults at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) be offered or referred to intensive behavioral counseling interventions to promote a healthful diet and physical activity for CVD prevention. We assessed primary care providers' (PCPs) awareness of local physical activity-related behavioral counseling services, whether this awareness was associated with referring eligible patients, and the types and locations of services to which they referred. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey. SETTING: Primary care providers practicing in the United States. SUBJECTS: 1256 respondents. MEASURES: DocStyles 2016 survey assessing PCPs' awareness of and referral to physical activity-related behavioral counseling services. ANALYSIS: Calculated prevalence and adjusted odds ratios (aORs). RESULTS: Overall, 49.9% of PCPs were aware of local services. Only 12.6% referred many or most of their at-risk patients and referral was associated with awareness of local services (aOR = 2.81, [95% confidence interval: 1.85-4.25]). Among those referring patients, services ranged from a health-care worker within their practice or group (25.4%) to an organized program in a medical facility (41.2%). Primary care providers most often referred to services located outside their practice or group (58.1%). CONCLUSION: About half of PCPs were aware of local behavioral counseling services, and referral was associated with awareness. Establishing local resources and improving PCPs' awareness of them, especially using community-clinical linkages, may help promote physical activity among adults at risk for CVD.
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cardiovascular disease; counseling; physical activity; primary health care
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