Obesity is a chronic condition that requires long-term management and is associated with
unprecedented stigma in different settings, including during interactions with the health-care …

Background Evidence supports the implementation of primary prevention and health
promotion (PP&HP) activities but primary care (PC) professionals show resistance to …

Purpose. In this review, we provide researchers and practitioners with an overview of the
physical activity and pregnancy literature to promote prenatal physical activity, improve …

Objective To adapt the 5 A s model in order to provide primary care practitioners with a
framework for obesity counseling. Sources of information A systematic literature search of …

The public health importance of Barrett's oesophagus lies in its association with
oesophageal adenocarcinoma. The incidence of oesophageal adenocarcinoma has risen at …

Background Patient outcomes are poorly affected by lifestyle advice in general practice.
Promoting lifestyle behavior change require that nurses shift from simple advice giving to a …

Guidelines and evidence suggest primary care clinicians should give opportunistic
interventions to motivate weight loss, but these rarely occur in practice. We sought to …

Background The number of chronically ill patients increases every year. This is partly due to
an unhealthy lifestyle. However, the frequency and quality of (evidence-based) health …

Objectives To evaluate the effect of training primary care health professionals in behaviour
change counselling on the proportion of patients self reporting change in four risk …

The aim of this study is to identify potential facilitators and barriers for health care
professionals to undertake selective prevention of cardiometabolic diseases (CMD) in …