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[The sport and health centre, integrating physical activity within a university hospital]

Antoine Desvergée1

  • 1Service de médecine physique et réadaptation, CHU de Caen, avenue de la Côte-de-Nacre, CS 30001, 14033 Caen cedex 9, France; Service de soins de suite et de réadaptation neuro-locomoteur Aunay-sur-Odon, centre hospitalier Aunay-Bayeux, 5 rue de l'Hôpital, 14260 Les Monts d'Aunay, France; Institut régional de médecine du sport, CHU Caen, avenue de la Côte-de-Nacre, CS 30001, 14033 Caen cedex 9, France; Comité régional olympique et sportif de Normandie, 1 rue Masson, 76350 Oissel, France; Groupe de recherche en activité physique adaptée et santé, maison sport santé, CHU de Caen, avenue de la Côte-de-Nacre, CS 30001, 14033 Caen cedex 9, France.

Revue De L'Infirmiere
|November 9, 2021
PubMed

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Health-sports centers promote regular physical activity (PA) for life. Since 2018, Caen University Hospital Centre has offered PA rooms for staff, patients, and research.

Area of Science:

  • Sports Medicine
  • Public Health
  • Health Promotion

Background:

  • Established in 2019, health-sports centers aim to organize, provide, educate, and inform about the importance of physical activity (PA).
  • Since 2018, the University Hospital Centre (CHU) of Caen has integrated two PA rooms within its facilities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To outline the establishment and objectives of health-sports centers.
  • To describe the multi-faceted role of PA rooms within a university hospital setting.

Main Methods:

  • Descriptive overview of the health-sports center initiative.
  • Explanation of the integrated approach within the CHU of Caen.

Main Results:

  • Health-sports centers focus on organizing, providing, educating, and informing about PA.
  • PA rooms at CHU Caen serve three key areas: staff well-being, patient medical care, and university research.

Conclusions:

  • The creation of health-sports centers underscores a commitment to promoting physical activity.
  • The integration of PA rooms in a hospital setting demonstrates a comprehensive strategy for health and research.

Keywords:
activité physique adaptée thérapeutiquehealth and sport centremaison sport santépatientquality of life at workqualité de vie au travailrechercheresearchtherapeutic adapted physical activity

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