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Jamie Kyei-Frimpong1, Jane Blood-Siegfried2, Ruvini Wijetilaka1
1Parsley Health, 126 5th Ave, 2nd Fl, New York, NY 10011, USA.
Preventive Medicine Reports
|March 4, 2021
Summary
A practitioner education program significantly boosted healthcare providers' confidence and rate of prescribing exercise. This initiative equipped them with tools for better patient exercise recommendations, though patient physical activity rates did not significantly change.
Area of Science:
- Health Sciences
- Medical Education
- Preventive Medicine
Background:
- Healthcare practitioners play a crucial role in promoting physical activity.
- Effective exercise prescription requires adequate practitioner knowledge and confidence.
- Current gaps exist in the integration of exercise prescription into routine clinical practice.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the impact of a practitioner education program on exercise prescription.
- To assess changes in practitioner confidence in prescribing exercise.
- To measure the rate of exercise prescription by practitioners post-education.
Main Methods:
- A pre-post study design was employed.
- A two-session education program and resource toolbox were developed and implemented.
- Practitioner confidence was measured via a three-question survey; exercise prescription rates were assessed through chart reviews.
Main Results:
- Significant increases in practitioner confidence in prescribing exercise (30% to 89%) and individualizing prescriptions (20% to 78%) were observed post-education.
- A sustained and significant increase in the rate of exercise prescription (24% to 63%) occurred over three months following the program.
- No statistically significant changes were found in patient physical activity rates.
Conclusions:
- The education program effectively enhanced practitioner confidence and the uptake of exercise prescription.
- Providing practitioners with knowledge and tools improves their ability to offer individualized exercise recommendations.
- Further research is needed to directly link practitioner education to improved patient physical activity outcomes.
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