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Published in: BMC Primary Care 1/2010

Open Access 01-12-2010 | Research article

Factors associated with patients self-reported adherence to prescribed physical activity in routine primary health care

Authors: Matti E Leijon, Preben Bendtsen, Agneta Ståhle, Kerstin Ekberg, Karin Festin, Per Nilsen

Published in: BMC Primary Care | Issue 1/2010

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Abstract

Background

Written prescriptions of physical activity have increased in popularity. Such schemes have mostly been evaluated in terms of efficacy in clinical trials. This study reports on a physical activity prescription referral scheme implemented in routine primary health care (PHC) in Sweden. The aim of this study was to evaluate patients' self-reported adherence to physical activity prescriptions at 3 and 12 months and to analyse different characteristics associated with adherence to these prescriptions.

Methods

Prospective prescription data were obtained for the general population in 37 of 42 PHC centres in Östergötland County, during 2004. The study population consisted of 3300.

Results

The average adherence rate to the prescribed activity was 56% at 3 months and 50% at 12 months. In the multiple logistic regression models, higher adherence was associated with higher activity level at baseline and with prescriptions including home-based activities.

Conclusions

Prescription from ordinary PHC staff yielded adherence in half of the patients in this PAR scheme follow-up.
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Metadata
Title
Factors associated with patients self-reported adherence to prescribed physical activity in routine primary health care
Authors
Matti E Leijon
Preben Bendtsen
Agneta Ståhle
Kerstin Ekberg
Karin Festin
Per Nilsen
Publication date
01-12-2010
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Primary Care / Issue 1/2010
Electronic ISSN: 2731-4553
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-11-38

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