Physical Activity Promotion Attitudes and Practices Among Outpatient Physical Therapists: Results of a National Survey.

CONCLUSION: Despite guidance from national and international governing bodies, US outpatient physical therapists do not regularly promote PA to patients and perceive financial constraints and competing priorities as key barriers. Professional and patient stakeholders should be involved in designing pathways to improve PA promotion practices among outpatient US physical therapists. PMID: 33347041 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Physical Therapy - December 22, 2020 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Rethorn ZD, Covington JK, Cook CE, Bezner JR Tags: J Geriatr Phys Ther Source Type: research