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dc.contributor.authorRobertson, Romaen_UK
dc.contributor.authorJepson, Ruthen_UK
dc.contributor.authorShepherd, Ashleyen_UK
dc.contributor.authorMcInnes, Rhonaen_UK
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-05T22:38:57Z-
dc.date.available2017-07-05T22:38:57Z-
dc.date.issued2011-12en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/4766-
dc.description.abstractObjective: To ascertain the extent to which general practitioners in Queensland, Australia recommend physical activity to their patients. In addition, the types of patients they most commonly target, the types of activities they suggest, and how patients respond to the recommendations.  Methods: Questions designed to answer the research objectives were included in the Queensland Social Survey. Univariate, bivariate and logistic regression analyses were employed linking relevant variables with demographic data available from the survey.  Results: 1261 people completed the survey. In the previous year, 225 (18%) of them were recommended by a general practitioner to do more physical activity. These people were more likely to have a higher body mass index (OR=1.02; 95%CI = 1.01-1.03) and rate their general health as fair or poor (OR= 3.76; 95%CI = 2.37-5.06). Walking was the most common activity recommended (75%). Only 18% of people were not pleased to be recommended to take more exercise and most (67%) reported following the advice. Blue collar workers (OR=0.37; 95%CI = 0.15-0.92) and older people (OR=0.96; 95%CI = 0.94-0.98) were less likely to follow the recommendations.   Conclusions: General practitioners in Queensland are recommending increased physical activity (predominantly walking) to patients with weight problems and with medical problems. Patients are usually pleased to receive the advice and act upon it.  Implications: General practitioners should be aware that physical activity recommendations are received favourably by most patients and there is further potential to improve public health by giving physical activity advice to all sedentary and/or overweight patients when appropriate.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell / The Public Health Association of Australia Inc.en_UK
dc.relationRobertson R, Jepson R, Shepherd A & McInnes R (2011) Recommendations by Queensland GPs to be more physically active: which patients were recommended which activities and what action they took. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 35 (6), pp. 537-542. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00779.xen_UK
dc.rightsRights according to Exclusive Licence Form: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1753-6405/homepage/AZPH_ELF_Sep_10.pdf.||Published in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health by Wiley-Blackwell / The Public Health Association of Australia Inc. Robertson, R., Jepson, R., Shepherd, A. and McInnes, R. (2011), Recommendations by Queensland GPs to be more physically active: which patients were recommended which activities and what action they took. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 35: 537-542. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00779.x. The definitive version is available at wileyonlinelibrary.com: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00779.x/abstracten_UK
dc.subjectPhysical Activityen_UK
dc.subjectSurveyen_UK
dc.subjectgeneral practiceen_UK
dc.subjectPatients Australiaen_UK
dc.subjectPhysicians (General practice) Australiaen_UK
dc.subjectOverweight persons Exercise therapyen_UK
dc.subjectHealth policy Australiaen_UK
dc.subjectExercise Physiological aspectsen_UK
dc.titleRecommendations by Queensland GPs to be more physically active: which patients were recommended which activities and what action they tooken_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.rights.embargodate2013-06-05en_UK
dc.rights.embargoreason[queensland GP physical activity recommendations Roma Robertson.pdf] Publisher conditions require an 18 month embargo.en_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00779.xen_UK
dc.identifier.pmid22151160en_UK
dc.citation.jtitleAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Healthen_UK
dc.citation.issn1753-6405en_UK
dc.citation.issn1326-0200en_UK
dc.citation.volume35en_UK
dc.citation.issue6en_UK
dc.citation.spage537en_UK
dc.citation.epage542en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusAM - Accepted Manuscripten_UK
dc.author.emailroma.robertson@stir.ac.uken_UK
dc.citation.date04/11/2011en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationHealth Sciences Research - Stirling - LEGACYen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationHealth Sciences Stirlingen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationHealth Sciences Research - Stirling - LEGACYen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationHealth Sciences Research - Stirling - LEGACYen_UK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000297923100009en_UK
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-84856007916en_UK
dc.identifier.wtid770913en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-9446-445Xen_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-7687-4586en_UK
dc.date.accepted2011-04-30en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2011-04-30en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2012-04-11en_UK
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_UK
rioxxterms.versionAMen_UK
local.rioxx.authorRobertson, Roma|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorJepson, Ruth|0000-0002-9446-445Xen_UK
local.rioxx.authorShepherd, Ashley|0000-0002-7687-4586en_UK
local.rioxx.authorMcInnes, Rhona|en_UK
local.rioxx.projectInternal Project|University of Stirling|https://isni.org/isni/0000000122484331en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2013-06-05en_UK
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