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Health Care Providers' Perspectives on Promoting Physical Activity and Exercise in Health Care.
Liam P Pellerine1, Myles W O'Brien1, Chris A Shields2
1Division of Kinesiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada.
Health care providers can increase physical activity and exercise (PAE) promotion by enhancing provider education and community program accessibility. Addressing patient financial barriers and increasing exercise professional availability are also key strategies.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Health Promotion
- Healthcare Management
Background:
- Health care providers (HCPs) are crucial for disseminating physical activity and exercise (PAE) advice, yet face challenges like time constraints and low confidence, limiting PAE discussions.
- Despite the known benefits of PAE advice from HCPs, its infrequent prescription highlights a gap in routine patient care.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate health care providers' perspectives on strategies to enhance the promotion of physical activity and exercise within healthcare settings.
Main Methods:
- A quantitative textual analysis was conducted on an online self-reflection survey completed by 341 HCPs (physicians, exercise professionals, dietitians, nurses) in Nova Scotia.
- The survey gathered data on current PAE practices and ideas for promoting PAE in healthcare.
Main Results:
- The most frequent themes identified for promoting PAE included increasing community program availability (24.1%), enhancing provider educational opportunities (22.5%), and greater PAE promotion by HCPs (17.1%).
- Reducing patient financial barriers (16.3%) and increasing the availability of qualified exercise professionals (15.0%) were also significant themes.
Conclusions:
- Integrating increased PAE education for providers and expanding affordable community PAE programs with qualified professionals can overcome barriers to routine PAE promotion.
- These integrated strategies are essential for supporting and enhancing PAE promotion in Nova Scotia's healthcare system.
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