Health policy considerations for combining exercise prescription into noncommunicable diseases treatment: a narrative literature review

Frontiers in Public Health

Public Health

Alistair Cole¹  Roger Awan-Scully¹  Zhong Pei²  Yang Gao³  Rashmi Supriya³  Yan Sun³  Yaodong Gu⁴  Julien S. Baker⁵  Dan Tao⁶  Rui Xu⁷  Garrett I. Ash⁸ 

[1] Department of Government and International Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong SAR, China;Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China;Department of Sports, Physical Education and Health, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong SAR, China;Faculty of Sports Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China;Research Academy of Medicine Combining Sports, Ningbo No.2 Hospital, Ningbo, China;Faculty of Sports Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China;Research Academy of Medicine Combining Sports, Ningbo No.2 Hospital, Ningbo, China;Centre for Health and Exercise Science Research, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong SAR, China;Faculty of Sports Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China;Research Academy of Medicine Combining Sports, Ningbo No.2 Hospital, Ningbo, China;Department of Government and International Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong SAR, China;School of Sports and Health, Nanjing Sport Institute, Nanjing, China;Section of General Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States;Center for Pain, Research, Informatics, Medical Comorbidities and Education Center (PRIME), VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, United States;

关键词: exercise prescription;    health policy;    noncommunicable diseases;    medical provision;    health policy triangle framework;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2023.1219676

 received in 2023-05-09, accepted in 2023-09-18,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

ObjectivesIn this review, we aim to highlight the evidence base for the benefits of exercise in relation to the treatment of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), draw on the Health Triangular Policy Framework to outline the principal facilitators and barriers for implementing exercise in health policy, and make concrete suggestions for action.MethodsLiterature review and framework analysis were conducted to deal with the research questions.ResultsExercise prescription is a safe solution for noncommunicable diseases prevention and treatment that enables physicians to provide and instruct patients how to apply exercise as an important aspect of disease treatment and management. Combining exercise prescription within routine care, in inpatient and outpatient settings, will improve patients’ life quality and fitness levels.ConclusionInserting exercise prescription into the healthcare system would improve population health status and healthy lifestyles. The suggestions outlined in this study need combined efforts from the medical profession, governments, and policymakers to facilitate practice into reality in the healthcare arena.

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Copyright © 2023 Tao, Awan-Scully, Ash, Gu, Pei, Gao, Cole, Supriya, Sun, Xu and Baker.