Physical activity counseling in primary care: Insights from public health and behavioral economics

CA Cancer Journal for Clinicians

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 233-244

  Shuval, Kerem ^a   Leonard, Tammy ^b   Drope, Jeffrey ^a   Katz, David L ^c   Patel, Alpa V ^a   Maitin Shepard, Melissa ^d   Amir, On ^e   Grinstein, Amir ^f,g  

^a AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

behavioral; counseling; economics; exercise; motor activity; primary health care

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIOR CONTRACTING; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT GUIDANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; REWARD; RISK REDUCTION; SELF CONTROL; TREATMENT PLANNING; COUNSELING; EXERCISE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

COUNSELING; ECONOMICS, BEHAVIORAL; EXERCISE; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 85013275707     PISSN: 00079235     EISSN: 15424863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3322/caac.21394     Document Type: Review

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