Implementing Individually Tailored Prescription of Physical Activity in Routine Clinical Care: A Process Evaluation of the Physicians Implement Exercise = Medicine Project.

Adrie J BoumaJoske NautaFemke van NassauLeonie A KropsInge van den Akker-ScheekRon L DiercksVincent de GrootMarike van der LeedenHans LeutscherMartin StevensSacha van TwillertHans ZwerverLucas H V van der WoudeWillem van MechelenEvert A L M VerhagenHelco G van KeekenHidde P van der PloegRienk Dekkernull null

Published in: Journal of physical activity & health (2024)

Specific implementation strategies, tailored to the setting, are effective in facilitating the implementation of E = M with specific regard to education for clinicians on E = M, deployment of a lifestyle coach within a department, and project coordination. Care providers do see a future for lifestyle coaches who are structurally embedded in the hospital, to whom they can easily refer.

Keyphrases

quality improvement
physical activity
healthcare
metabolic syndrome
primary care
palliative care
cardiovascular disease
weight loss
smoking cessation
body mass index
high intensity
emergency department
depressive symptoms
type diabetes
acute care
sleep quality
current status
pain management
electronic health record