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Predictors of physical activity promotion in clinical practice: a cross-section...
Silva, CS; Mendes, R; Godinho, C; Monteiro-Pereira, A; Pimenta-Ribeiro, J; Martins, HS; Brito, J; Themudo-Barata, JL; Fontes-Ribeiro, C; Teixeira, PJBackground: Physical activity is a major determinant of physical and mental health. International recommendations identify health professionals as pivotal agents to tackle physical inactivity. This study sought to characterize medical doctors’ clinical practices concerning the promotion of patients’ physical activity, while also exploring potential predictors of the frequency and content of these practices, inc...
Active and sedentary behaviors in youth (6-14 years old): Data from the IAN-AF ...
Pizarro, AN; Correia, D; Lopes, C; Teixeira, PJ; Mota, JBackground: Strategic health interventions must be guided by effective surveillance systems that monitor population trends and patterns, therefore we aimed to provide youth's (6–14 years) national prevalence estimates of physical activity (PA), active outdoor play (AOP), sedentary behaviur (SB), and structured PA (SPA). Methods: Measures of moderate-to-vigorous PA, SB, AOP, and SPA, were obtained for 719 partic...
Socio-demographic factors associated with physical activity and sitting time pa...
Martins, J; Marques, A; Teixeira, PJ; Mota, J; Lopes, C; Nicola, PJPhysical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviours (SB) influence health. Since most people engage in different combinations of both behaviours every day, understanding the socio-demographic characteristics of adults with distinct PA and sitting time (ST) patterns is important to contribute to evidence-based planning of public health strategies. Data from a national survey on diet and activity behaviours (IAN-AF, ...
Physical Activity Promotion Tools in the Portuguese Primary Health Care: An Imp...
Mendes, R; Nunes, Silva, M; Santos, Silva, C; Marques, A; Godinho, C; Tomás, R; Agostinho, M; Madeira, S; Rebelo-Marques, A; Martins, H; Teixeira, PJBackground: This paper aims to discuss how physical activity (PA) brief assessment, brief counseling, and self-monitoring tools were designed and implemented in the Portuguese National Health Service (NHS), and to report on their current use by health professionals and citizens. Methods: Three digital tools to facilitate PA promotion in primary health care (PHC) were developed: 1) a PA brief assessment tool was...
"Follow the Whistle: Physical Activity Is Calling You": Evaluation of Implement...
Silva, MN; Godinho, C; Salavisa, M; Owen, K; Santos, R; Silva, CS; Mendes, R; Teixeira, PJ; Freitas, G; Bauman, ATo raise perceived capability (C), opportunity (O) and motivation (M) for physical activity (PA) behaviour (B) among adults, the Portuguese Directorate-General of Health developed a mass media campaign named “Follow the Whistle”, based on behaviour change theory and social marketing principles. Comprehensive formative and process evaluation suggests this media-led campaign used best-practice principles. The cam...
Behavioural and psychological pretreatment predictors of short- and long-term w...
Jorge, R; Santos, I; Tomas, R; Silva, MN; Carraca, EV; Teixeira, Vitor Hugo; Teixeira, PJPurpose This study aims at identifying behavioural and psychological pretreatment predictors of 12- and 36-month weight loss in women with overweight/obesity enrolled in a behavioural weight management intervention. Methods A sample of 221 women participated in a randomized controlled trial on weight management (n(12 month) = 184;n(36 month) = 156). Multiple linear regressions were used to identify pretreatment...
Prevalence and Preferences of Self-Reported Physical Activity and Nonsedentary ...
Teixeira, PJ; Marques, A; Lopes, C; Sardinha, LB; Mota, JABackground: This study describes levels of self-reported physical activity, frequency of selected opportunistic nonsedentary behaviors, and preferences of leisure-time activities in a representative sample of Portuguese adults, using data from a national survey on diet and activity behaviors (National Food, Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey, IAN-AF, 2015-2016). Methods: Participants were 3873 Portuguese ad...
Does diet strictness level during weekends and holiday periods influence 1-year...
Jorge, R; Santos, I; Teixeira, Vitor Hugo; Teixeira, PJThere is not much evidence about how diet strictness during weekends and holidays influence long-term weight loss maintenance. Our aim was to examine how dieting more or less strictly during weekends and holidays (vs. weekdays and non-holiday periods) influence weight loss maintenance.Participants (n=108) from the Portuguese Weight Control Registry indicated whether they had a more or less strict diet regimen d...