Predictors of long-term change of a physical activity promotion programme in primary care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Further research is needed to improve the evidence regarding determinants of physical activity (PA) as a crucial step to plan higher effective intervention strategies. The goal of the present study is to identify socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of primary care (PHC) insufficiently active patients that are associated with longitudinal changes in the level of physical activity.

Methods

Longitudinal analysis of baseline socio-demographic and clinical predictors of physical activity change in insufficiently active PHC patients who participated in a PA-promoting multi-centre randomized clinical trial conducted from October 2003 through March 2006. The primary outcome measure was the self-reported physical activity assessed with the 7-day Physical Activit

SUBMITTER: Sanchez A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3933198 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature