What Elements of Sport and Exercise Science Should Primary Care Physicians Learn? An Interdisciplinary Discussion

摘要

Primary care physicians (PCPs) contribute to a wide range of healthcare services from health promotion and prevention to treatment and supportive care. A higher PCP-to-population ratio is associated with positive outcomes including longer life expectancy of the population and reduction in cardiovascular, cancer, and respiratory mortality (1). Promoting an active lifestyle is one of the roles of PCPs. Specifically, promoting physical activity (PA) in healthcare settings is an important strategy to reduce the prevalence of insufficient PA and counter excessive sedentary behavior (SB) according to the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Action Plan on Physical Activity 2018– 2030 (2). The expected endpoints of promoting PA include a reduction in the risk of premature mortality and several chronic medical conditions such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, ischemic heart disease, stroke, breast cancer, and colon cancer (3).