Exercise prescription is an effective tool for the prevention and control of hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidemia. However, a full set of exercise prescription is difficult to be implemented in China's primary medical institutions and community public health service centers. Therefore, under the support of the theoretical system of exercise prescription and the standard development norms, this clinical pathway of exercise prescription is developed according to the characteristics of national physical fitness and the status quo of primary healthcare institutions in China, aiming at simplifying the process of exercise prescription development, reducing the professional threshold, empowering primary healthcare, and providing a scientific and feasible solution for the promotion of exercise prescription in primary healthcare institutions.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the major chronic diseases that seriously endanger the health of residents in our country. Exercise is one of the effective interventions to improve the cardiopulmonary function and quality of life of COPD patients. An exercise prescription specifies the frequency, intensity, duration, mode, total exercise volume, and progression of exercise, forming a clear - purpose and systematic exercise guidance plan. Clinical pathways standardize and proceduralize the patient's diagnosis and treatment process. Developing an exercise prescription for the entire process of issuing and implementing exercise prescriptions for COPD patients helps to promote the application of exercise prescriptions and assist in the implementation of related work in primary - level medical institutions. Therefore, we invited a number of COPD experts and sports medicine experts to develop this clinical pathway in combination with domestic and international guidelines, consensuses, and personal experience. Its aims are to simplify the exercise prescription development process, reduce the required level of expertise, enhance the capacity of primary healthcare institutions, and facilitate the application of exercise prescriptions within these settings.