Table 2.

Descriptions of the contents and duration of the modules included in the Movement as Medicine web-based course for health care professionals.

Module number	Title	Description	Duration (min)
1	Introduction to Movement as Medicine for CVDa Prevention	Video overview of course contents	5
2	Background of CVD	Information about CVD prevalence, mortality, costs associated with the treatment of CVD, and costs of CVD to the UK economy or NHSb	15
3	PAc and CVD	Information detailing the relationship between PA frequency or intensity and common CVD risk factors	15
4	Sedentary behavior and CVD	Information detailing the relationship between sedentary behavior and CVD risk factors	10
5	An introduction to the process of behavior change	Outline 2 distinct stages of behavioral change: motivation and action	10
6	Fostering motivation for change	Introduction of the importance of change talk	20
7	Clinical skills—asking	Learn skills to elicit change talk from patients	20
8	Clinical skills—listening	Learn ways to reflect change talk back to patients	20
9	Clinical skills—informing	Learn alternatives to information provision, such as using the elicit-provide-elicit structure	20
10	Use of patient self-regulation tools	Provides rationale and evidence for the effectiveness of self-regulation approaches to behavior change Provides full access to the web-based self-regulation materials available to patients in the trial, including walk-throughs and demos	30
11	Practical information for the Movement as Medicine trial	Information about recruitment, timing of patient contacts, and feedback to be received about delivery	15

^aCVD: cardiovascular disease.

^bNHS: National Health Service.

^cPA: physical activity.