PubMed · 1992 · 13 citations · 3 references
Practice ManagementCounselingFamily MedicinePhysical ActivityExercise MedicineExercise OncologyFamily HealthPrimary CareLifestyle SupportExerciseAmbulatory AdultsVolunteer Family PhysiciansPhysical ExerciseClinical ExerciseHealth Services ResearchPhysical MedicineHealth SciencesHealth PolicyPhysical FitnessClinical Exercise PhysiologyExercise PrescriptionExercise PrescriptionsPhysical TherapyExercise ScienceExercise PhysiologyPatient EducationProfessional CounselingGeneral PracticeExercise CounselingMedicineExercise Interventions
This trial took 22 volunteer family physicians and randomly exposed some to training intervention and some to no training to study the effect on frequency and quality of exercise prescription to ambulatory adults. During the 6 weeks after training, the trained physicians addressed the issue of exercise with 35.3% of patients. The untrained physicians discussed exercise with only 8.6% of their patients.
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The status of the 1990 objectives for physical fitness and exercise.
Powell Ke, Spain Kg, Christenson Gm et al. · PubMed · 1986 · 64 citations