TY - JOUR
T1 - Healthy and fit for prevention
T2 - The influence of clinician health and fitness on promotion of healthy lifestyles during health supervision visits
AU - Binns, Helen J.
AU - Mueller, Margaret M.
AU - Ariza, Adolfo J.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2007/11
Y1 - 2007/11
N2 - To understand the relationship between pediatricians' personal health and the delivery of pediatric preventive care, Illinois pediatricians were surveyed by mail. Responses from 387 pediatricians (55% response rate) regarding personal characteristics, their practice, and perceptions about preventive care patterns for children aged 2 through 10 years and management of overweight children were analyzed. Overall, 28% of pediatricians were healthy and fit (excellent/very good health and extremely/very fit), 40% were either healthy or fit, and 33% were neither healthy nor fit. In logistic regression models controlling for personal and practice characteristics, healthy and fit pediatricians (vs neither healthy nor fit pediatricians) more routinely provided recommended care on child diet (odds ratio [OR], 3.1; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.6-6.2) and physical activity (OR, 3.2; 95% CI, 1.6-6.3) and assessed television time (OR, 4.4; 95% CI, 2.0-10.1). Pediatricians who were either healthy or fit (vs pediatricians who were neither healthy nor fit) more often assessed television time. Therefore, clinician health influenced application of preventive care.
AB - To understand the relationship between pediatricians' personal health and the delivery of pediatric preventive care, Illinois pediatricians were surveyed by mail. Responses from 387 pediatricians (55% response rate) regarding personal characteristics, their practice, and perceptions about preventive care patterns for children aged 2 through 10 years and management of overweight children were analyzed. Overall, 28% of pediatricians were healthy and fit (excellent/very good health and extremely/very fit), 40% were either healthy or fit, and 33% were neither healthy nor fit. In logistic regression models controlling for personal and practice characteristics, healthy and fit pediatricians (vs neither healthy nor fit pediatricians) more routinely provided recommended care on child diet (odds ratio [OR], 3.1; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.6-6.2) and physical activity (OR, 3.2; 95% CI, 1.6-6.3) and assessed television time (OR, 4.4; 95% CI, 2.0-10.1). Pediatricians who were either healthy or fit (vs pediatricians who were neither healthy nor fit) more often assessed television time. Therefore, clinician health influenced application of preventive care.
KW - Children
KW - Counseling
KW - Fitness
KW - Health care research
KW - Pediatrician
KW - Prevention
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U2 - 10.1177/0009922807303229
DO - 10.1177/0009922807303229
M3 - Article
C2 - 17641128
AN - SCOPUS:35048881428
SN - 0009-9228
VL - 46
SP - 780
EP - 786
JO - Clinical Pediatrics
JF - Clinical Pediatrics
IS - 9
ER -