Although the observed progress in the cardiovascular disease treatment, the incidence of new and recurrent coronary artery disease remains elevated and constitutes the leading cause of death in the developed countries...Although the observed progress in the cardiovascular disease treatment, the incidence of new and recurrent coronary artery disease remains elevated and constitutes the leading cause of death in the developed countries. Three-quarters of deaths due to cardiovascular diseases could be prevented with adequate changes in lifestyle, including increased daily physical activity. New evidence confirms that there is an inverse dose-response relationship between physical activity and cardiovascular disease and mortality risk. However, participation in moderate to vigorous physical activity may not fully attenuate the independent effect of sedentary activities on increased risk for cardiovascular diseases. Physical activity also plays an important role in secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases by reducing the impact of the disease, slowing its progress and preventing recurrence. Nonetheless, most of eligible cardiovascular patients still do not benefit from secondary prevention/cardiac rehabilitation programs. The present review draws attention to the importance of physical activity in the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases. It also addresses the mechanisms by which physical activity and regular exercise can improve cardiovascular health and reduce the burden of the disease.展开更多
Physical activity and exercise(PAE)improve quality of life and reduce the effects of chronic diseases.Primary care physicians(PCPs)play an important role to encourage PAE in patients.We aim to assess PCPs'current ...Physical activity and exercise(PAE)improve quality of life and reduce the effects of chronic diseases.Primary care physicians(PCPs)play an important role to encourage PAE in patients.We aim to assess PCPs'current PAE consultation practices and their enablers/barriers in daily clinical practice.We had 64 PCPs(age[35.3±4.7]y,47 women)that completed self-administered questionnaires on PAE consultation practices,training,and confidence levels.PCPs(n=42)also completed the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form to assess their physical activity(PA)levels.We conducted correlation,one-way analysis of variance and a linear regression to assess the associations between enablers,barriers and PA levels to PAE consultation practices.On average,PCPs consulted on PAE in 49.7%of their daily clinical appointments.Majority of PCPs(70%)strongly agreed that more PAE knowledge were needed to increase consultation practices.Top three barriers related(p<0.001)to practices were lack of PAE education(r=0.47),patients’preference of pharmaceutical interventions(r=0.45)and lack of continuing education in PAE for PCPs(r=0.37).Physically active PCPs(health-enhancing PA levels,n=6)gave significantly more daily consultations in PAE,73.2%±21.9%,compared to inactive PCPs(n=13),37.4%22.8%(p=0.013).In our regression output,PCPs who had higher PA levels consulted more on PAE daily(R^(2)=0.38,p<0.001)while controlling for age.Conclusion,PCPs require more knowledge on PAE and need be physically active themselves to increase PAE consultation for patients in their daily practice.Medical education should consider including more PA and exercise topics that may benefit both physicians and their patients.展开更多
Objective: Pregnant women often report a lack of knowledge concerning the safety of exercising during pregnancy. Healthcare providers play an integral role in providing pregnant women with the necessary knowledge to p...Objective: Pregnant women often report a lack of knowledge concerning the safety of exercising during pregnancy. Healthcare providers play an integral role in providing pregnant women with the necessary knowledge to promote antenatal physical activity. Thus, the objective of this study was to assess healthcare providers’ beliefs, attitudes, knowledge and practices related to antenatal physical activity counseling. Study Design: 188 Providers (i.e. obstetricians, midwives, and family medicine physicians) completed a 39 closed-item survey. Characteristics among healthcare providers’ physical activity counseling practices as well as belief, attitudes and knowledge were explored. Results: The majority of all providers agreed that physical activity during pregnancy will result in numerous improved health outcomes for mother and baby. Approximately half of the providers (48%, n = 89) were not familiar with the current national guides recommending that women free of obstetric complications should engage in at least 150 minutes of exercise per week. Only 43% of providers believed their patients followed the advice they are given about physical activity. Over half of the providers reported that they provide in-office physical activity counseling, and FMs provide individualized counseling less often than OBs and CNMs (i.e. 33%, 60%, and 65%, respectively;p = 0.0014). Importantly, 17% (n = 31) of providers reported that they never received professional training in antenatal physical activity counseling and of those that did receive training, 69% (n = 107) claimed their training was “fair” or “poor”. Conclusion: Findings from the pre- sent study demonstrate a need for further continuing education opportunities on the current national guide- lines on antenatal physical activity.展开更多
对国外体力活动纳入生命体征和运动转介这两项体卫融合的实务操作制度进行综合分析,并探讨二者在“Exercise Is Medicine”解决方案中的具体应用,为我国体卫融合的行动策略与实施路径提供借鉴。结果显示:将体力活动纳入生命体征并确定...对国外体力活动纳入生命体征和运动转介这两项体卫融合的实务操作制度进行综合分析,并探讨二者在“Exercise Is Medicine”解决方案中的具体应用,为我国体卫融合的行动策略与实施路径提供借鉴。结果显示:将体力活动纳入生命体征并确定简捷有效的测评工具,推动在卫生保健和临床诊疗工作中常规进行体力活动的评估,可实现“融体于卫”;为了使运动处方/建议得以实施,卫生保健/医疗工作者将有锻炼需求者转介到经专门资质认证的社区体育锻炼资源中,从而做到“联卫于体”。通过上述关键环节形成体卫融合从启动到落实的完整闭环。建议:我国应基于运动促进健康理念,设计制订体卫融合的完整实施路线;在体力活动评估和运动转介制度这两项关键环节注重操作性与资源建设;在卫生健康领域拓展运动健康促进的覆盖范围。展开更多
基金supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology,(UID/DTP/04045/2013)by the European Regional Develop-ment Fund,through COMPETE 2020(POCI--01--0145-FEDER--006969)+4 种基金funded by the European Regional Development Fund,through NORTE 2020(NORTE--01--0145--FEDER--000016)The European Regional Development Fund through the Operational Competitiveness Programthe Foun-dation for Science and Technology(FCT)of Portugal support the research unit CIAFEL within the projects FCOMP--01--0124--FEDER--020180(References FCT:PTDC/DES/122763/2010)and UID/DTP/00617/2013supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology(REF:UID/BIM/04501/2013)FEDER/Compete2020 funds
文摘Although the observed progress in the cardiovascular disease treatment, the incidence of new and recurrent coronary artery disease remains elevated and constitutes the leading cause of death in the developed countries. Three-quarters of deaths due to cardiovascular diseases could be prevented with adequate changes in lifestyle, including increased daily physical activity. New evidence confirms that there is an inverse dose-response relationship between physical activity and cardiovascular disease and mortality risk. However, participation in moderate to vigorous physical activity may not fully attenuate the independent effect of sedentary activities on increased risk for cardiovascular diseases. Physical activity also plays an important role in secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases by reducing the impact of the disease, slowing its progress and preventing recurrence. Nonetheless, most of eligible cardiovascular patients still do not benefit from secondary prevention/cardiac rehabilitation programs. The present review draws attention to the importance of physical activity in the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases. It also addresses the mechanisms by which physical activity and regular exercise can improve cardiovascular health and reduce the burden of the disease.
文摘Physical activity and exercise(PAE)improve quality of life and reduce the effects of chronic diseases.Primary care physicians(PCPs)play an important role to encourage PAE in patients.We aim to assess PCPs'current PAE consultation practices and their enablers/barriers in daily clinical practice.We had 64 PCPs(age[35.3±4.7]y,47 women)that completed self-administered questionnaires on PAE consultation practices,training,and confidence levels.PCPs(n=42)also completed the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form to assess their physical activity(PA)levels.We conducted correlation,one-way analysis of variance and a linear regression to assess the associations between enablers,barriers and PA levels to PAE consultation practices.On average,PCPs consulted on PAE in 49.7%of their daily clinical appointments.Majority of PCPs(70%)strongly agreed that more PAE knowledge were needed to increase consultation practices.Top three barriers related(p<0.001)to practices were lack of PAE education(r=0.47),patients’preference of pharmaceutical interventions(r=0.45)and lack of continuing education in PAE for PCPs(r=0.37).Physically active PCPs(health-enhancing PA levels,n=6)gave significantly more daily consultations in PAE,73.2%±21.9%,compared to inactive PCPs(n=13),37.4%22.8%(p=0.013).In our regression output,PCPs who had higher PA levels consulted more on PAE daily(R^(2)=0.38,p<0.001)while controlling for age.Conclusion,PCPs require more knowledge on PAE and need be physically active themselves to increase PAE consultation for patients in their daily practice.Medical education should consider including more PA and exercise topics that may benefit both physicians and their patients.
文摘Objective: Pregnant women often report a lack of knowledge concerning the safety of exercising during pregnancy. Healthcare providers play an integral role in providing pregnant women with the necessary knowledge to promote antenatal physical activity. Thus, the objective of this study was to assess healthcare providers’ beliefs, attitudes, knowledge and practices related to antenatal physical activity counseling. Study Design: 188 Providers (i.e. obstetricians, midwives, and family medicine physicians) completed a 39 closed-item survey. Characteristics among healthcare providers’ physical activity counseling practices as well as belief, attitudes and knowledge were explored. Results: The majority of all providers agreed that physical activity during pregnancy will result in numerous improved health outcomes for mother and baby. Approximately half of the providers (48%, n = 89) were not familiar with the current national guides recommending that women free of obstetric complications should engage in at least 150 minutes of exercise per week. Only 43% of providers believed their patients followed the advice they are given about physical activity. Over half of the providers reported that they provide in-office physical activity counseling, and FMs provide individualized counseling less often than OBs and CNMs (i.e. 33%, 60%, and 65%, respectively;p = 0.0014). Importantly, 17% (n = 31) of providers reported that they never received professional training in antenatal physical activity counseling and of those that did receive training, 69% (n = 107) claimed their training was “fair” or “poor”. Conclusion: Findings from the pre- sent study demonstrate a need for further continuing education opportunities on the current national guide- lines on antenatal physical activity.
文摘对国外体力活动纳入生命体征和运动转介这两项体卫融合的实务操作制度进行综合分析,并探讨二者在“Exercise Is Medicine”解决方案中的具体应用,为我国体卫融合的行动策略与实施路径提供借鉴。结果显示:将体力活动纳入生命体征并确定简捷有效的测评工具,推动在卫生保健和临床诊疗工作中常规进行体力活动的评估,可实现“融体于卫”;为了使运动处方/建议得以实施,卫生保健/医疗工作者将有锻炼需求者转介到经专门资质认证的社区体育锻炼资源中,从而做到“联卫于体”。通过上述关键环节形成体卫融合从启动到落实的完整闭环。建议:我国应基于运动促进健康理念,设计制订体卫融合的完整实施路线;在体力活动评估和运动转介制度这两项关键环节注重操作性与资源建设;在卫生健康领域拓展运动健康促进的覆盖范围。