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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 7/2014

01-07-2014 | Capsule Commentary

Capsule Commentary on Grant, et al., Exercise as a Vital Sign: A Quasi-Experimental Analysis of a Health System Intervention to Collect Patient-Reported Exercise Levels

Author: Steven R. Simon, MD, MPH

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 7/2014

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Five decades ago, President Eisenhower launched, and President Kennedy greatly expanded and popularized, the President’s Council on Physical Fitness,1 jumpstarting what later became “the fitness craze” of the 1980s.2 Despite our apparent obsession with fitness, only one in five Americans achieves recommended levels of aerobic and muscle-strengthening physical activity,3 leading to obesity, diabetes and other comorbidities. To counter this inertia, Grant et al. at Kaiser Northern California report the results of Exercise as a Vital Sign (EVS),4 a primary care-based intervention aligned with the Chronic Care Model, designed to ascertain patients’ physical fitness levels and facilitate counseling and referral to tailored programs when appropriate. …
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Title
Capsule Commentary on Grant, et al., Exercise as a Vital Sign: A Quasi-Experimental Analysis of a Health System Intervention to Collect Patient-Reported Exercise Levels
Author
Steven R. Simon, MD, MPH
Publication date
01-07-2014
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 7/2014
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-013-2762-0

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