Implementation of a Physical Activity Vital Sign in Primary Care: Associations Between Physical Activity, Demographic Characteristics, and Chronic Disease Burden

Physical activity is important to prevent and manage multiple chronic medical conditions. The objective of this study was to describe the implementation of a physical activity vital sign (PAVS) in a primary care setting and examine the association between physical activity with demographic character...

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Published in:Preventing chronic disease 2022-06, Vol.19, p.E33, Article 210457
Main Authors: Lin, Cindy Y, Gentile, Nicole L, Bale, Levi, Rice, Melanie, Lee, E Sally, Ray, Lisa S, Ciol, Marcia A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age
Body mass index
Chronic Disease
Chronic illnesses
Clinical medicine
Coronaviruses
Counseling
COVID-19
Datasets
Demography
Disease
Electronic health records
Ethnicity
Exercise
Female
Humans
Male
Mortality
Original Research
Outpatient care facilities
Overweight
Pandemics
Patients
Physical fitness
Primary care
Primary Health Care
Vital Signs
Womens health
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Summary:Physical activity is important to prevent and manage multiple chronic medical conditions. The objective of this study was to describe the implementation of a physical activity vital sign (PAVS) in a primary care setting and examine the association between physical activity with demographic characteristics and chronic disease burden. We extracted data from the electronic medical records of patients who had visits from July 2018 through January 2020 in a primary care clinic in which PAVS was implemented as part of the intake process. Data collected included self-reported physical activity, age, sex, body mass index, race, ethnicity, and a modified Charlson Comorbidity Index score indicating chronic disease burden. We classified PAVS into 3 categories of time spent in moderate to strenuous intensity physical activity: consistently inactive (0 min/wk), inconsistently active (
ISSN:1545-1151
1545-1151
DOI:10.5888/pcd19.210457