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      Should European Respiratory Society meetings come with a health warning?

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          It is now widely recognised that a lack of physical activity increases the risk of chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, osteoporosis and obesity [1]. Several of these diseases are prevalent comorbidities in patients with chronic respiratory disease, known to be inactive. Enhancing physical activity is therefore one of the five priorities in the prevention of morbidity of non-communicable diseases [2]. Over previous years, it has been shown that increasing physical activity in patients with respiratory diseases is challenging. Specific interventions geared to change patient behaviour show promise. Step counters are often used in these interventions and telecoaching platforms, including smartphones to provide feedback and feedforward in patients may offer a platform to integrate activity enhancing interventions successfully.

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          Physical activity should be encouraged at scientific meetings http://ow.ly/V6GOO

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          Patient-related diet and exercise counseling: do providers' own lifestyle habits matter?

          The goal of this research was to evaluate the personal health behaviors of physicians in training and attending physicians in association with patient-related lifestyle counseling. Physicians at a major teaching hospital were surveyed regarding their personal lifestyle behavior, perceived confidence, and frequency of counseling patients regarding lifestyle behaviors. One hundred eighty-three total responses were received. Trainees were more likely to consume fast food and less likely to consume fruits and vegetables than attendings. Attending physicians were more likely to exercise 4 or more days per week and more than 150 minutes per week. Attending physicians were more likely to counsel their patients regarding a healthy diet (70.7% vs 36.3%, P 150 minutes per week, being overweight, and reported adequate training in counseling. Only adequate training in counseling was a predictor of strong self-efficacy for counseling in diet. Many physicians lack confidence in their ability to counsel patients regarding lifestyle. Personal behaviors including regular exercise and better training in counseling techniques may improve patient counseling. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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            European Respiratory Society
            1810-6838
            2073-4735
            December 2015
            : 11
            : 4
            : 279-281
            Affiliations
            KU Leuven, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Leuven, Belgium and Respiratory and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Division, University Hospitals Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
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            EDU-0096-2015
            10.1183/20734735.009615
            4818218
            27066120
            2fb30ac4-7611-4c5d-8445-a6c379997817
            ©ERS 2015

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