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- Title
Increasing population levels of physical activity through primary care: GPs' knowledge, attitudes and self-reported practice.
- Authors
Lawlor, DA; Keen, S; Neal, RD; Lawlor, D A; Neal, R D
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>GPs have the potential to increase population levels of activity and thus produce important health gains.<bold>Objectives and Methods: </bold>The aim of this questionnaire survey was to determine the knowledge, attitudes and self-reported practice of GPs towards promoting regular physical activity and to assess the likely impact of GPs on population levels of physical activity.<bold>Results and Conclusions: </bold>A high response rate to the questionnaire was obtained and the results suggest that GPs have a good level of knowledge of the health benefits of regular physical activity and the levels required to achieve these, but do not promote activity in a way that will have an impact on the population level.
- Publication
Family Practice, 1999, Vol 16, Issue 3, p250
- ISSN
0263-2136
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1093/fampra/16.3.250