Abstract
Worldwide health policies are trying to implement physical activity on prescription (PAP) at healthcare settings. However, there is not a proper methodology to analyze PHC organizational staff factors. This study aims to validate two questionnaires to assess the self-perception of nurses and general practitioners to implement PAP at primary healthcare (PHC) settings. The designed choice-modeling Google-form questionnaire was sent to 11 expert nurses and 11 expert sports medicine physicians. Experts evaluated each question on a 1–5 points Likert-type scale according to their expertise. Aiken’s V coefficient values ≥0.75 were used to validate separately each question using the Visual Basic-6.0 software. A total of 10 sports medicine physicians and 10 nurses with 28.4 ± 5.1 y and 16.3 ± 11.8 y of PAP experience, respectively, validated the questionnaire. One expert in each group was not considered for offering 3 ± SD answers in ≥2 questions respect to the mean of the rest of experts. Final Aiken’s V coefficient values were 0.89 (0.77–1.00) for the nurses’ questionnaire and 0.84 (0.77–0.95) for the physicians’ one. The questionnaires designed to assess the PAP self-perception of PHC nurses and physicians were validated. This methodology could be used to analyze PHC organizational staff factors in order to achieve an efficient PAP implementation in other PHC contexts.
Highlights
The global age-standardized prevalence of physical inactivity is around 25% in the world [1]
In 2015, Saltin et al established that exercise prescriptions could treat at least different non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) [3], physical activity (PA) has increased in importance and represents a cornerstone in the prevention, at least, of 35 chronic conditions [2]
Two choice-modeling, Google-form questionnaires were developed by our group [12] as an on-line self-administered format, because we thought that health professionals are able to complete the questionnaire on their own
Summary
The global age-standardized prevalence of physical inactivity is around 25% in the world [1]. Physical inactivity and sedentary behavior represent currently a leading risk factor for non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) [2]. In 2015, Saltin et al established that exercise prescriptions could treat at least different NCDs [3], physical activity (PA) has increased in importance and represents a cornerstone in the prevention, at least, of 35 chronic conditions [2]. It has been published that even more than 40 NCDs could be prevented and treated by exercise prescriptions as a precision medicine [4]. Health benefits of exercise prescriptions are documented and well-known [5]. University professor Master’s degree 16.3 ± 11.8. The study was performed according to the principles established with the Declaration of Helsinki and further amendments and other national regulations for research projects involving human participants: Protection of Personal Data, Law 15/1999 of 13 December on the Protection of Personal
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