Impact of integrating a physical activity counsellor into the primary health care team: Physical activity and health outcomes of the physical activity counselling randomized controlled trial

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 503-514

  Fortier, Michelle S ^a,b   Hogg, William ^a,b,c   O'Sullivan, Tracey L ^a,b   Blanchard, Christopher ^d   Sigal, Ronald J ^a,e,f   Reid, Robert D ^g   Boulay, Pierre ^h   Doucet, Éric ^a   Bisson, Étienne ^a,b   Beaulac, Julie ⁱ   Culver, Diane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b BRUYÈRE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^f OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^h Champlain Diabetes Regional Coordination Centre   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Collaborative health care; Counselling; Physical activity; Physical and metabolic outcomes; Prevention; Quality of life; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; CANADA; COUNSELING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052005404     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/h11-040     Document Type: Article

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