Effectiveness of physical activity promotion interventions in primary care: A review of reviews

Brief Counseling and Exercise Referral Scheme: A Pragmatic Trial in Mexico

“…9,46 In this study, both the ER and BC interventions led to similar increases of 40 and 53 minutes of MVPA/week, respectively, in objectively assessed PA from baseline to 24 weeks of follow-up.…”

“…47 In other studies, increased PA was reported for intervention and control groups and systematic reviews have shown that both BC and ER interventions can be effective. 9,15 However, few studies have performed a head-to-head comparison of these two commonly implemented PA promotion strategies. 48 For instance, Sorensen et al 48 found no difference in maximum oxygen uptake between groups.…”

“…6,7 Evidence supports the use of multipronged PA counseling and referral strategies, in particular, those linking counseling in healthcare settings with referral to community-based PA resources. 8,9 Physician counseling and exercise referral (ER) systems can be effective in improving patients' self-reported PA levels for up to 12 months. 9,10 However, to date, only one study has explored the effectiveness of these approaches using objective PA measurements.…”

Effectiveness of physical activity interventions in achieving behaviour change maintenance in young and middle aged adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

“…The present review focused solely on nonclinical populations, suggesting that primary care may not be the most appropriate setting for promoting PA maintenance in healthy populations but may have a significant role in promoting PA in clinical populations (i.e. disease specific populations not eligible for inclusion in our review) (Orrow et al, 2012;Sanchez et al, 2015).…”

Building interventions in primary health care for long-term effectiveness in health promotion and disease prevention. A focus on complex and multi-risk interventions

“…Three of the reviews focus on identifying the effectiveness of interventions designed to promote healthy behaviors related to physical activity, diet, and alcohol use (Álvarez-Bueno et al, 2014;Maderuelo-Fernandez et al, 2014;Sanchez, Bully, Martinez, & Grandes, 2014 in this issue). The healthful benefits of regular physical activity are well known, and the majority of the systematic reviews and meta-analyses clearly show a positive effect of counseling interventions.…”