The Norwegian Healthy Life Centre Study: A pragmatic RCT of physical activity in primary care.

Gro Beate SamdalEivind MelandGeir Egil EideSveinung BerntsenEirik AbildsnesTonje Holte SteaThomas Mildestvedt
Published in: Scandinavian journal of public health (2018)
The study revealed that the intervention had no short-term effect on time spent on MVPA or sedentary. This study does not support a strong emphasis on behaviour change on an individual level as a way of targeting general health and risk reduction at a population level. Although less active people benefitted more from the HLC intervention, the intervention was unable to counteract widening of inequity across educational groups.