Applying the ACSM Preparticipation Screening Algorithm to U.S. Adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001-2004.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

For most people, the benefits of physical activity far outweigh the risks. Research has suggested that exercise preparticipation questionnaires might refer an unwarranted number of adults for medical evaluation before exercise initiation, creating a potential barrier to adoption. The new American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) prescreening algorithm relies on current exercise participation; history and symptoms of cardiovascular, metabolic, or renal disease; and desired exercise intensity to determine referral status. Our purpose was to compare the referral proportion of the ACSM algorithm to that of previous screening tools using a representative sample of U.S. adults.

Methods

On the basis of responses to health questionnaires from the 2001-2004 National Health a

SUBMITTER: Whitfield GP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7059860 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature