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dc.contributor.authorBarnes, Katelyn
dc.contributor.authorBall, Lauren
dc.contributor.authorGalvao, Daniel A
dc.contributor.authorNewton, Robert U
dc.contributor.authorChambers, Suzanne K
dc.contributor.authorHarrison, Christopher
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-30T04:57:48Z
dc.date.available2020-03-30T04:57:48Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.issn1448-7527
dc.identifier.doi10.1071/PYv25n3abs
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/392754
dc.description.abstractContext: Physical activity is an important component of standard care to ensure quality of life for prostate cancer survivors. Prostate cancer survivorship is often managed by general practitioners. Objective: To describe the frequency of physical activity management (physical activity counselling or referrals) from general practitioners (GPs) for prostate cancer survivors. A secondary aim is to explore GP characteristics that may influence physical activity recommendations, such as GP or patient age, GP gender, and GP geographical location. Design: Secondary analysis of longitudinal survey data from the Bettering the Care and Evaluation of Health (BEACH) study. Setting: General practice. Participants: Prostate cancer survivors were identified by consultations where prostate cancer was managed, but not classified as a new problem or associated with palliative care. Findings: GPs provided physical activity recommendations at 2.0% (n = 58/2,882) of prostate cancer survivorship consultations. The physical activity management provided was physical activity counselling on 39 occasions and a physical activity referral on 19 occasions. All physical activity referrals were made to Physiotherapy. After controlling for potential confounding factors, results showed that younger GPs used physical activity management at four times the rate of older GPs, and that GPs in major cities used physical activity management at twice the rate of rural GPs. No patient characteristics influenced physical activity management. Implication(s) for practice: Australian GPs rarely incorporate physical activity management as part of their management of prostate cancer. Strategies are needed to increase the frequency with which GPs recommend physical activity for prostate cancer survivors.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherCSIRO Publishing
dc.relation.ispartofconferencenameAAAPC 2019 Annual Research Conference
dc.relation.ispartofconferencetitleAustralian Journal of Primary Health
dc.relation.ispartofdatefrom2019-07-12
dc.relation.ispartofdateto2019-07-13
dc.relation.ispartoflocationAdelaide, Australia
dc.relation.ispartofpagefromVI
dc.relation.ispartofpagetoVII
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofvolume25
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHuman society
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode32
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode44
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode52
dc.subject.keywordsScience & Technology
dc.subject.keywordsLife Sciences & Biomedicine
dc.subject.keywordsHealth Care Sciences & Services
dc.subject.keywordsHealth Policy & Services
dc.subject.keywordsPrimary Health Care
dc.titlePhysical activity management by general practitioners for prostate cancer survivors in Australia
dc.typeConference output
dc.type.descriptionE3 - Conferences (Extract Paper)
dcterms.bibliographicCitationBarnes, K; Ball, L; Galvao, DA; Newton, RU; Chambers, SK; Harrison, C, Physical activity management by general practitioners for prostate cancer survivors in Australia, Australian Journal of Primary Health, 2019, 25 (3), pp. VI-VII
dc.date.updated2020-03-30T04:55:52Z
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gro.griffith.authorChambers, Suzanne K.


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