title: Collaborative team-based health promotion in a primary care setting: The MOVE program.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess a primary care-based, physician-led physical activity program for primary care patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Initial assessment of a physical activity program for feasibility, patient satisfaction, and effectiveness.
  
  
  METHODS
  A primary care network in Edmonton, Alta.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients from the primary care network.
  
  
  METHODS
  The MOVE program is a primary care-based, physician-led physical activity program for primary care patients, collaboratively offered by an FP and a kinesiologist.
  
  
  METHODS
  Six-minute walk test and patient survey results.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patients reported considerable benefits to participating in the MOVE program. Improvements in 6-minute walk test results were observed over 2 months (587 vs 653 m,P< .001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Being involved in innovative primary care-based health promotion activities is a way for FPs to achieve success in changing patients' behaviour.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor and Director of the CHANGE ALBERTA research group in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. Doug.klein@ualberta.ca.
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.affiliation: Kinesiologist and manager with the Edmonton Oliver Primary Care Network.
authors.forename: Matt
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kallio
authors.affiliation: Research associate with CHANGE ALBERTA.
authors.forename: Serena
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Humphries
authors.affiliation: Research coordinator, with CHANGE ALBERTA.
authors.forename: Madiha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mueen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000416:Alberta; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010348:Patient Care Team; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires