Title |
Staff perceptions of addressing lifestyle in primary health care: a qualitative evaluation 2 years after the introduction of a lifestyle intervention tool
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Published in |
BMC Primary Care, October 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2296-13-99 |
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Authors |
Siw Carlfjord, Malou Lindberg, Agneta Andersson |
Abstract |
Preventive services and health promotion in terms of lifestyle counselling provided through primary health care (PHC) has the potential to reduce morbidity and mortality in the population. Health professionals in general are positive about and willing to develop a health-promoting and/or preventive role. A number of obstacles hindering PHC staff from addressing lifestyle issues have been identified, and one facilitator is the use of modern technology. When a computer-based tool for lifestyle intervention (CLT) was introduced at a number of PHC units in Sweden, this provided an opportunity to study staff perspectives on the subject. The aim of this study was to explore PHC staff's perceptions of handling lifestyle issues, including the consultation situation as well as the perceived usefulness of the CLT. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 9 | 56% |
Sweden | 1 | 6% |
Denmark | 1 | 6% |
Finland | 1 | 6% |
Unknown | 4 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 10 | 63% |
Scientists | 4 | 25% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 6% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
United States | 1 | 1% |
Ecuador | 1 | 1% |
Unknown | 69 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 17 | 24% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 13% |
Student > Bachelor | 9 | 13% |
Researcher | 9 | 13% |
Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 6% |
Other | 12 | 17% |
Unknown | 12 | 17% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 16 | 22% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 14% |
Psychology | 9 | 13% |
Social Sciences | 7 | 10% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 4% |
Other | 11 | 15% |
Unknown | 16 | 22% |