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PROVIDING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

REFERRALS

HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS’ ACTION GUIDE

HOW TO USE

THE ACTION

GUIDE

PROMOTING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN

YOUR CLINIC

ASSESSING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

PRESCRIBING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

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Appendix D - ACSM Risk Stratification Screening Questionnaire

Assess your health by marking all true statements.

You have had:

___ a heart attack ___ congenital heart disease ___ heart failure ___ any heart surgery ___ cardiac arrhythmia ___ coronary angioplasty ___ known heart murmur ___ heart palpitations

You have:

___ experienced chest pain with mild exertion ___ experienced dizziness, fainting, or blackouts with mild exertion ___ experienced unusual fatigue or shortness of breath during usual activities ___ been prescribed heart medications (please indicate):

Check all that apply:

___ you are a man older than 45 years ___ you smoke ___ your blood pressure is greater than 140/90 ___ you take blood pressure medication ___ you are completely physically inactive ___ you currently have bone/joint problems ___ you have had a recent injury/surgery ___ you are a diabetic or take medicine to control your blood sugar ___ you have been diagnosed with high cholesterol >200 (or HDL is less than 35 mg/dL or LDL is greater than 169 mg/dL) ___ you have a close blood relative who had a heart attack before age 55 (father/brother) or age 65 (mother/sister)

___ Other (specify) ______________________________________________ Use the following risk stratification scoring table (page 17) to sum the total number of risk factors present in your patient in determining their current level of cardiovascular disease risk.

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PROVIDING EXERCISE

REFERRALS

HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS’ ACTION GUIDE

HOW TO USE

THE ACTION

GUIDE

PROMOTING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN

YOUR CLINIC

ASSESSING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

PRESCRIBING EXERCISE

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Risk Stratification Scoring

Positive Risk Factors Defining Criteria Points

Age Men ≥ 45 years, Women ≥ 55 years +1

Family History

Myocardial infarction, coronary revascularization, or sudden death before 55 years of age in father of other 1

st degree

male relative or before 65 years of age in mother or other 1 st

degree female relative

+1

Cigarette Smoking Current cigarette smoker or those who quit within the previous six months, or exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (i.e., secondhand smoke)

+1

Sedentary Lifestyle Not participating in at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity on at least three days/week for at least three months

+1

Obesity Body mass index ≥30 kg/m

2 or waist girth >102 cm (40

inches) for men >88 cm (35 inches) for men +1

Dyslipidemia

Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol ≥ 130mg/dL (3.37 mmol/L) or high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol <40mg/dL (1.04mmol/L) or currently on lipid-lowering medication; If total serum cholesterol is all that is available, use serum cholesterol >200 mg/dL (5.18mmol/L)

+1

Prediabetes

Fasting plasma glucose ≥100 mg/dL (5.50 mmmol/L) but <126 mg/dL (6.93 mmol/L) or impaired glucoe tolerance (IGT) where a two-hour oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) value is ≥140 mg/dL (7.70 mmol/L), but <200 mg/dL (11.00mmol/L)

+1

Negative Risk Factors Defining Criteria Points

High HDL Cholesterol ≥60 mg/dL (1.55 mmol/L) -1

Total CVD Risk Score: ___________

* See Appendix E for Risk Categories and related recommendations for Screening, Clinical Testing, and Exercise Recommendations.

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