Prevalence of physical activity counseling in primary care: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This systematic review aimed to summarize and evaluate the prevalence of physical activity (PA) counseling in primary care.

Methods

Five databases (CINAHL Complete, Embase, Medline, PsycInfo, and Web of Science) were searched. Primary epidemiological studies on PA counseling in primary care were included. The Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal checklist for studies reporting prevalence data was used to assess the quality of studies. The review protocol was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42021284570).

Results

After duplicate removal, 4990 articles were screened, and 120 full-text articles were then assessed. Forty studies were included, with quality assessment scores ranging from 5/9 to 9/9. The pooled prevalence of PA counseling based on 35 studies (1

SUBMITTER: Wattanapisit A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10790122 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature