Factors influencing the adoption, implementation, and continuation of physical activity interventions in primary health care: a Delphi study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The introduction of efficacious physical activity interventions in primary health care is a complex process. Understanding factors influencing the process can enhance the development of effective introduction strategies. This Delphi study aimed to identify factors most relevant for the adoption, implementation, and continuation of physical activity interventions in primary health care by examining experts' opinions on the importance and changeability of factors previously identified as potentially relevant for the process.

Methods

In the first round, 44 experts scored factors on their importance for each stage of the introduction process, as well as on their changeability. In the second round, the same experts received a questionnaire containing a reduced list of

SUBMITTER: Huijg JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3848920 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature