Table 3 Barriers to Physical activity promotion and Respondents’ Views on Feasibility of Different Physical Activity Promotion strategies
Barriers to promotion | Never n (%) | Rarely n (%) | Sometimes n (%) | Often n (%) | Very often n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Insufficient consultation time | 52(16.9) | 67(21.8) | 127(41.2) | 32(10.4) | 28(9.1) |
Lack of counselling skills | 150(48.7) | 115(37.3) | 30(9.7) | 7(2.3) | 3(1.0) |
Lack of remuneration for promoting Physical activity | 136(44.2) | 73(23.7) | 64(20.8) | 14(4.5) | 15(4.9) |
Lack of interest in promoting Physical activity | 173(56.2) | 72(23.4) | 36(11.7) | 8(2.6) | 17(5.5) |
Feeling it would not change the patient’s behaviour | 141(45.8) | 95(30.8) | 56(18.2) | 8(2.6) | 2(0.6) |
Feeling it would not be beneficial for the patient | 193(62.7) | 81(26.3) | 21(6.8) | 5(1.6) | 4(1.3) |
Feasibility of different physical activity promotion strategies | Highly Feasible n (%) | Somewhat Feasible n (%) | Not sure n (%) | Not really feasible n (%) | Totally unfeasible n (%) |
Brief counselling integrated into regular consultations | 206(66.9) | 88(28.6) | 8(2.6) | 4(1.3) | 2(0.6) |
Separate one-on-one consultations | 81(26.3) | 137(44.5) | 44(14.3) | 35(11.4) | 11(3.6) |
Group sessions | 98(31.8) | 134(43.5) | 31(10.1) | 37(12.0) | 8(2.6) |
Distribution of resources (eg, brochures) | 105(34.1) | 120(39.0) | 43(14.0) | 30(9.7) | 9(2.9) |