Physical Activity Promotion in a Safety-Net Clinic: Does the Provider Make a Difference? A Pilot Study

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• Personal Author:
  Affuso O ; Bowen PG ; Levi P ; Opoku-Agyeman W ; Wingo N
• Description:
  Background: Despite the long-term health benefits of physical activity, many Americans across the life span do not meet the recommended levels. However, physical activity discussions in the clinic setting may hold promise. The purpose of this study aimed to understand health care providers' beliefs and practices about physical activity discussions being a part of patients' health care treatment. Methods: Semistructured, audiotaped interviews were conducted to elicit narratives from 10 health care providers. Interview data were transcribed verbatim, and then coded and analyzed by two qualitative researchers using NVivo12. Results: Three major themes emerged were as follows: importance of regular physical activity counseling for vulnerable populations; patients' lack of regular physical activity, including subthemes of lack of time, current health conditions, and social determinants of health; and health care provider's reflections about their own physical activity. Conclusions: Health care providers have an important role when it comes to promoting good health. Having physical activity discussions with patients at every clinic visit is a great opportunity to encourage patients to engage in healthy lifestyle behaviors such as regular physical activity. From this pilot study, implications for practice may include increased awareness of the health care providers to discuss physical activity at every visit, which may lead to improved provider-patient communications related to the benefits of daily physical activity behaviors. These discussions may even have a secondary gain of encouraging the providers themselves to adopt the healthy behavior and thereby serve as a role model for their patients. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Community Health Services
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services
  • Health Promotion
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Physical exercise
  • Activity levels
  • Community health
  • Health promotion
  • Health services
  • Medical care
  • Sports medicine
  • Social determinants of health
  • SDOH
• ISSN:
  2379-2868
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Alabama ; North Carolina ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  6
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064593
• Citation:
  Transl J Am Coll Sports Med 2021 Fall; 6(4):e000175
• Contact Point Address:
  Pamela. G. Bowen, Ph.D., F.N.P.-B.C., B.B.A., Department of Acute, Chronic and Continuing Care, School of Nursing, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, NB 485B, 1720 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294-1210
• Email:
  pbowen@uab.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Performing Organization:
  University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine
• End Date:
  20270630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223028/cdc_223028_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 191.33 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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