Nurse practitioner and physician assistant physical activity counseling knowledge, confidence and practices

Preventive Medicine
Megan E GrimstvedtBarbara Ainsworth

Abstract

This exploratory cross-sectional study examined nurse practitioners' (NPs) and physician assistants' (PAs) perceptions about their physical activity counseling practices. Participants were currently practicing NPs (n=240) and PAs (n=78) primarily in Arizona, USA during 2010. Participants completed a modified version of the Promotion of Physical Activity by Nurse Practitioners Questionnaire either online or in person during a practitioner specific conference. Mann-Whitney U tests and Chi-Square analyses examined differences between NPs and PAs. NP respondents were older (48 vs. 40 yrs, p<0.001) and more likely to be female (94% vs. 76%; p<0.001) compared to PAs. The majority of respondents (NPs:75%; PAs:64%; p<0.07) reported routinely counseling patients about physical activity. There were no differences in perceived knowledge (p=0.10) or confidence (p=0.75) to provide physical activity counseling between NPs and PAs. Approximately half of all respondents reported receiving training to provide physical activity counseling as part of their educational preparation to become a health practitioner (p=0.18). Study results indicate that NPs and PAs are knowledgeable, confident and currently providing some level of physical activity co...Continue Reading

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