Mental health and quality of life benefits of a pedometer-based walking intervention delivered in a primary care setting

• Main Authors: Tomas Vetrovsky (Author), Jozef Cupka (Author), Martin Dudek (Author), Blanka Kuthanova (Author), Klaudia Vetrovska (Author), Vaclav Capek (Author), Vaclav Bunc (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Palacký University Olomouc, 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Physical activity level is positively associated with mental health and health-related quality of life. Primary care providers are ideally situated to offer physical activity interventions, and pedometers are commonly used as motivational tools to increase walking. However, several recen...