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Physical activity recommendations from general practitioners in Australia: results from a national survey

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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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intervention, general practitioners, physical activity, PRIMARY-CARE, ACTIVITY PROMOTION, SETTINGS, DISEASE, EXERCISE, ATTITUDES, INTERVENTION, MANAGEMENT, RISK, PRESCRIPTION

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Short, Camille E., et al. “Physical Activity Recommendations from General Practitioners in Australia: Results from a National Survey.” AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, vol. 40, no. 1, 2016, pp. 83–90, doi:10.1111/1753-6405.12455.
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Short, C. E., Hayman, M., Rebar, A. L., Gunn, K. M., De Cocker, K., Duncan, M. J., … Vandelanotte, C. (2016). Physical activity recommendations from general practitioners in Australia: results from a national survey. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 40(1), 83–90. https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12455
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Short, Camille E, Mel Hayman, Amanda L Rebar, Kate M Gunn, Katrien De Cocker, Mitch J Duncan, Deborah Turnbull, James Dollman, Jannique GZ van Uffelen, and Corneel Vandelanotte. 2016. “Physical Activity Recommendations from General Practitioners in Australia: Results from a National Survey.” AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH 40 (1): 83–90. https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12455.
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Short, Camille E, Mel Hayman, Amanda L Rebar, Kate M Gunn, Katrien De Cocker, Mitch J Duncan, Deborah Turnbull, James Dollman, Jannique GZ van Uffelen, and Corneel Vandelanotte. 2016. “Physical Activity Recommendations from General Practitioners in Australia: Results from a National Survey.” AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH 40 (1): 83–90. doi:10.1111/1753-6405.12455.
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Short CE, Hayman M, Rebar AL, Gunn KM, De Cocker K, Duncan MJ, et al. Physical activity recommendations from general practitioners in Australia: results from a national survey. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2016;40(1):83–90.
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C. E. Short et al., “Physical activity recommendations from general practitioners in Australia: results from a national survey,” AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 83–90, 2016.
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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.
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