Factors contributing to the effectiveness of physical activity counselling in primary care: A realist systematic review. Issue 4 (April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gagliardi, Anna R.; Faulkner, Guy; Ciliska, Donna; Hicks, Audrey
• Is Part Of: Patient education and counseling. Volume 98:Issue 4(2015)
• Page Start: 412
• Page End: 419
• Publication Date: 2015-04
• Subjects: Patient education -- Periodicals; Health counseling -- Periodicals; Health education -- Periodicals; Counseling -- Periodicals; Patient Education -- Periodicals; Éducation des patients -- Périodiques; Counseling -- Périodiques; Éducation sanitaire -- Périodiques; 615.5071
• DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2014.11.020
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0738-3991

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Physical activity (PA) counselling in primary care is not consistently practiced.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">A realist systematic review was conducted to identify optimal design features.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Ten studies were eligible but provided limited detail so further research is needed.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">Single counselling sessions exploring motivation increased PA.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0025"> <label></label> <p id="par0025">Multiple sessions may sustain increased PA beyond 12 months.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>