Brief Interventions for Physical Activity

Question 1

What is the harm of physical inactivity

Answer 1

May be as harmful as cigarettes and obesity

Question 2

How is physical inactivity spread between genders

Answer 2

1 in 4 women but 1 in 5 men do less than 30 min/week of physical activity

1 in 3 men and 2 in 5 women are not active enough for good health

Question 3

How is physical activity distributed between groups

Answer 3

Those who are women, with a disability, who are from a lower socioeconomic group, or from a black or Asian (except Chinese) background, typically have lower rates of physical activity

Question 4

What do brief interventions help in terms of physical activity

Answer 4

Help start the process of making people reflect on their own activity levels

Question 5

What is the structure of BI for physical activity

Answer 5

Motivate
Signpost
Encourage
Support

Question 6

What conditions can we discuss in the context of physical activity

Answer 6

Hypertension
Type 2 diabetes
Ischaemic heart disease
Obesity
Hypercholesterolaemia

Question 7

What are the 3As

Answer 7

Ask - ask permission to discuss and/ or introduce topic. Therefore screen for activity and see how much they are doing

Advice

Assist

Question 8

What screening tool can we use for physical activity

Answer 8

Scot-PASQ:
You ask questions to gauge someone’s activity levels: if they are high then you affirm this through positive reinforcement, but if not then you ask them if they are interested in becoming more physically active and give them a leaflet if they would like one.

Question 9

What do we signpost

Answer 9

Sports England
NHS
Couch to 5k
Parkrun
BBC sport 

Nb - we do not prescribe anything - we just lay the foundation down for further discussion, as the patient ,ay not be ready yet