Implementation of physical activity in health care - facilitators and barriers Supplement by the HPH Task Force on Health Enhancing Physical Activity in Hospitals and Health Services

Abstract

Physical activity is a natural part of the international HPH Network’ focus on improving health gains. It has an immediate effect on treatment results for a wide range of patient groups, including surgical patients, patients with non-communicable diseases and mental disorders. In addition, physical activity also has many positive effects in preventing a wide range of diseases and conditions.

The collection of articles in this supplement is aimed at health care personell, administrators and policymakers, who work in the field of implementation of physical activity in health care settings, including hospitals. The focus is on facilitators and barriers, from experts in the field, sharing their experience and giving good examples, with the aim of improving the implementation of physical activity in this context.

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Content
Editorial: Implementation of physical activity in the health care setting. Matz Börjesson (p. 3).

Barriers to implementation of physical activity in the hospital setting. Mats Börjesson, Ingibjörg H Jonsdottir (p. 4)

Assessment of physical activity in the health care setting. Maria Hagströmer (p. 8)

The screening of physical activity in health care. Mika Venojärvi (p. 13)

Ethical aspects of recommending physical activity to patients. Jan Arlebrink (p. 15)

Health economic aspects on physical activity interventions in community and primary care. Jennifer K Coffeng, Willem van Mechelen (p. 18)

The sedentary patient. Elin Ekblom-Bak (p. 22)

Physical activity for children in health care. Örjan Ekblom (p. 25)

The organisation of promoting physical activity in health care - examples from the Nordic countries. Lena V Kallings (p. 27)

The Swedish approach on physical activity on prescription. Lena V Kallings (p. 31

The role of relative intensity. Luc Vanhees (p. 34)

How are evidence-based recommendations for disease prevention implemented? Gordon O Matheson, Holly O Witteman, Terry G Mochar (p.37)

Uniform global recommendations on physical activity for health. Daniel Arvidson (p. 41)