Interventions aimed at increasing the level of physical activity by including organised follow-up: a systematic review of effect.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Organised follow-up is a common feature of several strategies at the primary health care level to promote health behaviour change, e.g. to increase physical activity. In Norway, municipal 'healthy living' centres run by health care personnel are established to offer counselling and organised follow-up of health behaviour change during a 12-week programme. We report the results of a systematic review commissioned by the Norwegian Directorate of Health concerning organised follow-up to improve physical activity.

Methods

We searched ten electronic databases up to June 2012, reference lists of included publications, and relevant journals. Study selection and quality risk of bias assessment were carried out independently. Data were synthesised narratively due to hetero

SUBMITTER: Denison E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4075600 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature