An Office-Based Instrument for Exercise Counseling and Prescription in Primary Care: The Step Test Exercise Prescription (STEP)
Archives of Family MedicinePublished 1 April 2000
Robert J. Petrella
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To determine the exercise counseling habits among a large group of Canadian family physicians and acceptance and utilization of an exercise counseling instrument geared to primary care practice, a randomized control trial is conducted.
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Most family physicians practiced preventive exercise counseling but reported lack of time and skills as barriers to this practice. Physicians randomized to the STEP group took longer to deliver exercise advice but felt more confident and knowledgeable compared with controls.
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