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12–81 years. The majority of them were women (75 %). According to the patients, the
main reasons for being prescribed FaR were to alleviate pain (42 %), to increase well-being
(18 %), to lose weight (12 %) and as treatment for a multi-diagnosis (9 %). Other reasons
were hypertension (4 %), stress (4 %), diabetes (3 %), mental ill-health (2 %).
There was on the whole a very positive response from the participants, with 93 % of
healthcare personnel positive to the project. In addition, 92 % of the sport and recreational
organisations agreed that the project had been positive for them and also concurred that
this concept had developed their method of working.
General conclusions and recommendations
One major finding was the need for a very well-defined organisational structure and good
relations between healthcare/occupational health care units on the one hand and physical
activity organisations on the other.
As a result of the study, we have identified the following supporting factors and barriers
regarding FaR:
Supporting factors:
• It is important to have a coordinator who works within the organisation and also has the
support of the management.
• It is important to have a visible structure, both within the actual organisation, as well as
among stakeholders outside the clinic.
• A community-based network should be used to facilitate supervision and support.
Barriers:
• Lack of time.
• Staff turnover – (partly caused by temporarily employed doctors).
• In some units there were too many projects running at the same time.
• Insufficient communication both within the actual organisation and among stakeholders
outside the clinic.
• Change takes time .
”It’s not only the patient who needs to change his or her behavioural patterns and become
more active. The healthcare system must also prepare itself for behavioural change.”
Further recommendations
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Based on the experiences gathered from the Physical Activity on Prescription pilot study
and on experiences referred to in national and international studies, we would like to offer
the following guidelines on how to implement Physical Activity on Prescription:
• Adapt Physical Activity on Prescription to existing local conditions; collaborate with
other units and organisations by forming a community-based network.
• Appoint a Coordinator responsible for the process both within the relevant organisation
as well as among stakeholders outside the clinic.
• Make sure the project is firmly anchored within the unit.