Why just exercise if you can play? Interest in a modified sports program to enhance physical activity among primary care patients
Fewer adults meet guidelines for aerobic physical activity, and many report a lack of enjoyment as a barrier. This survey was designed to determine the interest of primary care patients in participating in program designed to maximize enjoyment. Primary care patients (n=540) in Central Pennsylvania...
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| author | Christopher N. Sciamanna Andrew J. Mowen Jennifer L. Kraschnewski Joshua M. Smyth Liza S. Rovniak David E. Conroy Kalen Kearcher Courtney Redman Matthew Silvis Brandon J. Auer Ming Wang Erik Lehman Dino Messina |
| author_facet | Christopher N. Sciamanna Andrew J. Mowen Jennifer L. Kraschnewski Joshua M. Smyth Liza S. Rovniak David E. Conroy Kalen Kearcher Courtney Redman Matthew Silvis Brandon J. Auer Ming Wang Erik Lehman Dino Messina |
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| description | Fewer adults meet guidelines for aerobic physical activity, and many report a lack of enjoyment as a barrier. This survey was designed to determine the interest of primary care patients in participating in program designed to maximize enjoyment. Primary care patients (n=540) in Central Pennsylvania reported their interest in participating in a “a regular fitness program where people your own age played games, such as softball, floor hockey and soccer, that were made to be easier to play and less competitive.” Mean age was 58.4years (SD=16.5, range=18–98). More than one-third (37.0%), including 59.6% of those under age 50, were interested in the modified sports fitness program. After adjusting for confounders, patients under age 40 were 5.9 (95% CI: 2.6–13.9) times as interested (v. age>70) and non-white patients were 3.4 (95% CI: 1.3–8.5) times interested. Female patients and those with hypertension, high cholesterol or obesity were equally interested. A fitness program that consists of modified sports may be of interest to most primary care patients under age 50. Patients' initial interest appears high enough to warrant further development and testing. Keywords: Physical activity, Exercise, Primary care |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b15cdb5e9aa34f29b195b529f3a302732022-12-22T03:44:02ZengElsevierPreventive Medicine Reports2211-33552017-12-018273278Why just exercise if you can play? Interest in a modified sports program to enhance physical activity among primary care patientsChristopher N. Sciamanna0Andrew J. Mowen1Jennifer L. Kraschnewski2Joshua M. Smyth3Liza S. Rovniak4David E. Conroy5Kalen Kearcher6Courtney Redman7Matthew Silvis8Brandon J. Auer9Ming Wang10Erik Lehman11Dino Messina12Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States; Corresponding author.Penn State University, University Park, PA, United StatesPenn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United StatesPenn State University, University Park, PA, United StatesPenn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United StatesPenn State University, University Park, PA, United StatesPenn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United StatesPenn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United StatesPenn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United StatesPenn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United StatesPenn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United StatesPenn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United StatesBrown University, Providence, RI, United StatesFewer adults meet guidelines for aerobic physical activity, and many report a lack of enjoyment as a barrier. This survey was designed to determine the interest of primary care patients in participating in program designed to maximize enjoyment. Primary care patients (n=540) in Central Pennsylvania reported their interest in participating in a “a regular fitness program where people your own age played games, such as softball, floor hockey and soccer, that were made to be easier to play and less competitive.” Mean age was 58.4years (SD=16.5, range=18–98). More than one-third (37.0%), including 59.6% of those under age 50, were interested in the modified sports fitness program. After adjusting for confounders, patients under age 40 were 5.9 (95% CI: 2.6–13.9) times as interested (v. age>70) and non-white patients were 3.4 (95% CI: 1.3–8.5) times interested. Female patients and those with hypertension, high cholesterol or obesity were equally interested. A fitness program that consists of modified sports may be of interest to most primary care patients under age 50. Patients' initial interest appears high enough to warrant further development and testing. Keywords: Physical activity, Exercise, Primary carehttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221133551730150X |
| spellingShingle | Christopher N. Sciamanna Andrew J. Mowen Jennifer L. Kraschnewski Joshua M. Smyth Liza S. Rovniak David E. Conroy Kalen Kearcher Courtney Redman Matthew Silvis Brandon J. Auer Ming Wang Erik Lehman Dino Messina Why just exercise if you can play? Interest in a modified sports program to enhance physical activity among primary care patients Preventive Medicine Reports |
| title | Why just exercise if you can play? Interest in a modified sports program to enhance physical activity among primary care patients |
| title_full | Why just exercise if you can play? Interest in a modified sports program to enhance physical activity among primary care patients |
| title_fullStr | Why just exercise if you can play? Interest in a modified sports program to enhance physical activity among primary care patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Why just exercise if you can play? Interest in a modified sports program to enhance physical activity among primary care patients |
| title_short | Why just exercise if you can play? Interest in a modified sports program to enhance physical activity among primary care patients |
| title_sort | why just exercise if you can play interest in a modified sports program to enhance physical activity among primary care patients |
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