Investigation of barriers to and facilitators of physical activity in primary cardiovascular prevention

Background: The prevalence of sedentarism is increasing in Italy (PASSI data: from 29% in 2008 to 34% in 2015) and is higher in immigrants and in people with low educational level and/or socio-economic status. The identification of barriers to and facilitators of physical activity (PA) could aid to adopt personalized strategies of intervention. This information may be obtained through Motivational Interviewing (MI), a collaborative style of human interaction aimed to motivate and to elicit commitment toward positive changes in personal behavior.
Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - Category: Nutrition Authors: Source Type: research