Physiotherapist-led physical activity interventions are efficacious at increasing physical activity levels: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BE Kunstler, JL Cook, N Freene, CF Finch… - Clinical Journal of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Physical activity (PA) interventions to address noncommunicable disease (NCD)
risk are commonly delivered in private practice and outpatient physiotherapy settings. This …

[PDF][PDF] Promoting health and wellness: implications for physical therapist practice

JR Bezner - Phys Ther, 2015 - researchgate.net
The leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States is chronic, or
noncommunicable, diseases. The impact of chronic diseases on health and wellness can be …

Physical activity promotion in physiotherapy practice: a systematic sco** review of a decade of literature

A Lowe, M Gee, S McLean, C Littlewood… - British journal of sports …, 2018 - bjsm.bmj.com
Background The health benefits of physical activity (PA) have been extensively documented.
Globally PA levels are low with only a small proportion of the population reaching …

Physical activity in physiotherapy students: Levels of physical activity and perceived benefits and barriers to exercise

D Kgokong, R Parker - The South African journal of …, 2020 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Physiotherapists have been identified as key role players in health promotion,
prevention and treatment of non-communicable diseases. Objectives The aim of this study is …

Infants born preterm demonstrate impaired object exploration behaviors throughout infancy and toddlerhood

MA Lobo, E Kokkoni, AB Cunha… - Physical Therapy, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background Object exploration behaviors form the foundation for future global development,
but little is known about how these behaviors are exhibited by infants born preterm …

Toward core inter-professional health promotion competencies to address the non-communicable diseases and their risk factors through knowledge translation …

E Dean, M Moffat, M Skinner, A Dornelas de Andrade… - BMC public health, 2014 - Springer
Background To increase the global impact of health promotion related to non-communicable
diseases, health professionals need evidence-based core competencies in health …

Physical activity is low before and during hospitalisation: A secondary observational study in older Australian general medical patients

AN D'Souza, CL Granger, JE Kay… - Australasian Journal on …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To quantify physical activity in patients prior to and during an acute general
medical hospital admission and explore relationships between mobility, pre‐and in‐hospital …

The role of physical activity promotion in typical exercise therapy concepts: a latent class analysis based on a national survey in German rehabilitation settings

G Sudeck, W Geidl, J Deprins… - Disability and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: Contemporary multidisciplinary rehabilitation programs include the promotion of
physical activity as a central goal. Exercise therapy is an essential element in rehabilitation …

Measuring physical activity, automaticity and memory are determinants for physical activity promotion among physical therapists in cardiac and pulmonary …

R Zainuldin, CH Goh, WHJ Koh, S Chong… - … Theory and Practice, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The study aims to identify determinants of implementation behavior among physical
therapists frequently promoting physical activity (PA) in cardiac and pulmonary …

Informing the training of health care professionals to implement behavior change strategies for physical activity promotion in neurorehabilitation: a systematic review

SJ Donkers, K Chan, S Milosavljevic… - Translational …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Initiatives to increase physical activity (PA) are most effective when combined with behavior
change strategies (BCS). However, this is not routinely done and perhaps can be attributed …