Title |
The effectiveness of "Exercise on Prescription" in stimulating physical activity among women in ethnic minority groups in the Netherlands: protocol for a randomized controlled trial
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, December 2008
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-8-406 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Karen Hosper, Marije Deutekom, Prof Karien Stronks |
Abstract |
Lack of physical activity is an important risk factor for overweight, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and other chronic conditions. In the Netherlands, ethnic minority groups are generally less physically active and rate their own health poorer compared to ethnic Dutch. This applies in particular to women. For this reason women from ethnic minority groups are an important target group for interventions to promote physical activity.In the Netherlands, an exercise referral program ("Exercise on Prescription") seems successful in reaching women from ethnic minority groups, in particular because of referral by the general practitioner and because the program fits well with the needs of these women. However, the effect of the intervention on the level of physical activity and related health outcomes has not been formally evaluated within this population. This paper describes the study design for the evaluation of the effect of "Exercise on Prescription" on level of physical activity and related health outcomes. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Netherlands | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
Portugal | 1 | <1% |
Australia | 1 | <1% |
Italy | 1 | <1% |
Mexico | 1 | <1% |
United States | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 147 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 30 | 19% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 29 | 19% |
Researcher | 20 | 13% |
Student > Bachelor | 15 | 10% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 6% |
Other | 33 | 21% |
Unknown | 19 | 12% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 45 | 29% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 25 | 16% |
Psychology | 17 | 11% |
Social Sciences | 13 | 8% |
Sports and Recreations | 8 | 5% |
Other | 18 | 12% |
Unknown | 30 | 19% |