Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · Jul 2012
Knowledge of energy balance guidelines and associated clinical care practices: the U.S. National Survey of Energy Balance Related Care among Primary Care Physicians.
To assess primary care physicians' (PCPs) knowledge of energy balance related guidelines and the association with sociodemographic characteristics and clinical care practices. ⋯ Knowledge of energy balance guidelines among PCPs treating children is low, among PCPs treating adults it appeared high for overweight and obesity-related clinical guidelines and moderate for physical activity and diet, and was mostly unrelated to clinical practices among all PCPs.
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Preventive medicine · Jul 2012
Comparative StudyHealthy lifestyle behaviors and all-cause mortality among adults in the United States.
To examine the links between three fundamental healthy lifestyle behaviors (not smoking, healthy diet, and adequate physical activity) and all-cause mortality in a national sample of adults in the United States. ⋯ Adults who do not smoke, consume a healthy diet, and engage in sufficient physical activity can substantially reduce their risk for early death.
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Preventive medicine · Jul 2012
Associations of physical activity and screen-time on health related quality of life in adults.
Associations between the combined effect of physical activity and screen based activities on health related quality of life remain largely undetermined. ⋯ Results suggest that the combination of no physical activity and high screen-time demonstrated the greatest negative impact on health related quality of life.
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Preventive medicine · Jul 2012
Comparative StudyInequalities in usage of a public bicycle sharing scheme: socio-demographic predictors of uptake and usage of the London (UK) cycle hire scheme.
Cycling confers individual and population-level health benefits, but uptake is not always equitable across socio-demographic groups. We sought to examine inequalities in uptake and usage of London's Barclays Cycle Hire (BCH) scheme. ⋯ Females and residents in deprived areas are underrepresented among users of London's public bicycle sharing scheme. The scheme's planned expansion into more deprived areas has, however, the potential to create a more equitable uptake of cycling.
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Preventive medicine · Jul 2012
Making preventive medicine more personalized: implications for exercise-related research.
This commentary offers a discussion of the need to consider behavioral interventions such as physical exercise as integral components of personalized medicine. ⋯ Studies of personalized medicine to date have primarily investigated heterogeneity in drug responsiveness; we believe it is time to begin considering preventive strategies such as exercise within a broader scope of personalized care.