Development of a Scale Measuring Nurses’ Physical Activity Counseling in a Primary Care Facility: Implications for Healthcare Quality

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Nestor Asiamah ◽  
Kwame Adu-Gyamfi ◽  
Francis Kofi Sobre Frimpong ◽  
Wisdom Mensah Kwasi Avor
1997 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. 236 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. G. Simons-Morton ◽  
S. N. Blair ◽  
T. Morgan ◽  
W. B. Applegate ◽  
A. C. King ◽  
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Author(s):  
Bobby Neudorf ◽  
Lora Giangregorio ◽  
Plinio Morita

This study assessed primary care providers’ (PCPs) perceptions of the usability of an electronic medical record tool to support physical activity counseling in primary care. Our analyses revealed that usability improved when the electronic medical record tool followed a PCP’s natural workflow and when the tool could assist in engaging in a discussion about physical activity. Poor usability was associated with the presence of large amounts of text on the screen and technological aspects that required additional learning. Overall, efficiency, workflow integration, and the inclusion of a care plan were vital in a physical activity counseling tool for a primary care setting.


2017 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 533-539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia A. Cowper ◽  
Matthew J. Peterson ◽  
Carl F. Pieper ◽  
Richard J. Sloane ◽  
Katherine S. Hall ◽  
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2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 324-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miriam C. Morey ◽  
Carola Ekelund ◽  
Megan Pearson ◽  
Gail Crowley ◽  
Matthew Peterson ◽  
...  

The authors describe a medical center-based randomized trial aimed at determining the feasibility and effectiveness of partnering patients and primary-care providers with an exercise health counselor. Study participants included 165 veterans age 70 years and older. The primary end point was change in physical activity at 3 and 6 months comparing patients receiving high-intensity physical activity counseling, attention control counseling, and usual care after receiving standardized clinic-based counseling. We noted a significant Group × Time interaction (p= .041) for physical activity frequency and a similar effect for caloric expenditure (p= .054). Participants receiving high-intensity counseling and usual care increased physical activity over the short term, but those with usual care returned to baseline by the end of the study. The intervention was well received by practitioners and patients. We conclude that partnering primary-care providers with specialized exercise counselors for age- and health-appropriate physical activity counseling is effective.


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