Patients' experiences of physical activity on prescription with access to counsellors in routine care: a qualitative study in Sweden

BMC Public Health
Pia AndersenPer Nilsen

Abstract

Physical activity on prescription (PAP) has been implemented in several countries, including Sweden, to support patients who might benefit from increased physical activity. This study explores the experiences of recipients of PAP in routine health care in Sweden that offers the recipients support from physical activity counsellors. The aim was to explore influences on engagement in physical activity by PAP recipients' from a long-term perspective. We conducted individual semi-structured interviews using a topic guide with a purposively selected sample of 13 adult PAP recipients 1.5 to 2.5 years after PAP. Interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed through inductive and deductive content analysis. The questions were informed by Capability-Opportunity-Motivation-Behaviour (COM-B), which was also used as a framework to analyse the data by means of categorizing the factors (influences on the behaviour). Ten factors (i.e. sub-categories) that influenced the participants' engagement in physical activity were identified. PAP recipients' capability to engage in physical activity was associated with adapting the PAP to the individual's physical capacity and taking into account the individual's previous experiences of ph...Continue Reading

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Aug 13, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Pia AndersenPer Nilsen
Aug 8, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Eszter FüzékiWinfried Banzer
Aug 28, 2021·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Sarah M CamhiLaura L Hayman

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