Can Fam Physician. 1992 Sep;38:2015-8.
Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien
L M Stevenson, D C McKenzie
PMID: 21221271 PMCID: PMC2145509
We distributed a questionnaire on personal exercise profiles, attitudes toward exercise, and counseling behavior to a random sample of 200 Vancouver general practitioners. Of the respondents, 39.1% met American College of Sports Medicine guidelines. Personal attitudes influenced counseling practices. Physicians believed that exercise was important and were prepared to counsel, but considered themselves only somewhat successful at changing patients' behavior.