@article{fdi:010070301, title = {{C}orrelates of physical activity counseling by health providers to patients with diabetes and hypertension attended by the {F}amily {H}ealth {S}trategy in the state of {P}ernambuco, {B}razil}, author = {{B}arbosa, {J}. {M}. {V}. and de {S}ouza, {W}. {V}. and {F}erreira, {R}. {W}. {M}. and de {C}arvalho, {E}. {M}. {F}. and {C}esse, {E}. {A}. {P}. and {F}ontbonne, {A}nnick}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A}ims: {T}he aim of this study was to determine correlates of physical activity ({PA}) counselingby health providers of the {B}razilian primary care delivery system, for hypertensive and diabetic subjects, as well as correlates of actual leisure-time {PA} of these subjects. {M}ethods: {T}his was a cross-sectional study conducted in random samples of 785 hypertensive and 822 diabetic subjects, in the {S}tate of {P}ernambuco, {B}razil. {R}elationships between {PA} counseling and leisure-time {PA} and explanatory variables were sought through multiple logistic regressions. {R}esults: {PA} counseling had been received by 59.4% of the diabetic and 53.0% of the hypertensive subjects; around 30% of the diabetic and the hypertensive subjects declared having leisure-time {PA}. {A}fter adjustment, factors associated with {PA} counseling for diabetic subjects were: female gender, formal schooling, hypertension, obesity; for hypertensive subjects: being on a weight-loss diet, age between 60 and 74 and over 75. {F}or both subject groups, leisure-time {PA} was more frequent when they lived in a medium-sized municipality, were female, aged between 60 and 75, and on a weight-loss diet. {C}onclusion: {PA} counseling appeared restricted to subjects with excess weight and/or cardiovascular risk factors when it should be directed to all subjects with hypertension or diabetes.}, keywords = {{C}ounseling ; {P}hysical activity ; {D}iabetes mellitus ; {H}igh blood pressure ; {B}razil ; {BRESIL}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}rimary {C}are {D}iabetes}, volume = {11}, numero = {4}, pages = {327--336}, ISSN = {1751-9918}, year = {2017}, DOI = {10.1016/j.pcd.2017.04.001}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010070301}, }