1. Questionnaire survey of PHysical activITy in General Practitioners (PHIT GP Study)
- Author
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Finbar P, McGrady, Kieran J, McGlade, Margaret E, Cupples, Mark A, Tully, Nigel, Hart, and Keith, Steele
- Subjects
Adult ,Male ,Paper ,Alcohol Drinking ,Physical activity ,alcohol consumption ,Smoking ,Physicians, Family ,Northern Ireland ,Middle Aged ,Motor Activity ,Age Distribution ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Physician ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,Humans ,Female ,Sex Distribution ,Aged ,Retrospective Studies ,Primary health care - Abstract
Objectives To assess the levels of physical activity and other health related behaviours of General Practitioners (GPs) and compare their reported levels of physical activity with those of the general population. Study Design Cross sectional postal questionnaire survey. Methods A questionnaire, which did not allow identification of individual respondents, was posted to all 1074 (GPs) in Northern Ireland. It included the validated International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and questions relating to smoking and alcohol consumption. A national survey of a representative sample of the general population of similar age (29-67 years; n = 3010) provided comparative data. Results 735 GPs responded (68.4%). IPAQ data indicated that fewer GPs (43.4%) were “physically inactive” compared to the general population (56.2%) (p
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- 2007