Practical and Relevant Self-Report Measures of Patient Health Behaviors for Primary Care Research
Ann Fam Med Glasgow et al.
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The Article in Brief
There is increasing evidence that primary care clinicians can help prevent and manage disease by counseling patients about healthy behaviors. One of the difficulties in researching disease prevention is reliably measuring health behaviors. This article identifies some of the most reliable, valid, and practical ways for researchers to assess and track 4 health behaviors: physical activity, risky drinking, eating patterns, and cigarette smoking.
