Table 6 Relationship between barriers to physical activity promotion and the number of patients counselled in a month
Barriers to promotion | Counselled <10 patients/Month (n = 197) n (%) | Counselled ≥10 patients/Month (n = 111) n (%) | ℵ2 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Insufficient consultation time | High | 71(59.7) | 48(40.3) | 3.36 | 0.043* |
Low | 124(65.6) | 64(34.4) | |||
Lack of counselling skills | High | 163(61.5) | 102(38.5) | 2.65 | 0.070 |
Low | 30(74.4) | 11(25.6) | |||
Lack of remuneration for promoting PA | High | 133(63.6) | 76(36.4) | 0.03 | 0.480 |
Low | 62(62.6) | 37(37.4) | |||
Lack of interest in promoting PA | High | 160(65.3) | 85(34.7) | 2.05 | 0.100 |
Low | 35(55.6) | 28(44.4) | |||
Feeling it would not change the patient’s behaviour | High | 145(62.0) | 89(38.0) | 0.76 | 0.233 |
Low | 50(67.6) | 20(32.4) | |||
Feeling it would not be beneficial for the patient | High | 173(62.5) | 104(37.5) | 0.87 | 0.233 |
Low | 22(71.0) | 9(29.0) |