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Table 2 Lifestyle Service Administration (n = 25)

From: Understanding health care provider barriers to hospital affiliated medical fitness center facility referral: a questionnaire survey and semi structured interviews

 

Number

Percent

 Physical Activity

9

36

 Diet

12

48

 Stress

6

24

 How and why diabetes develops

4

16

MFCF referral currently administered

 Provider verbally mentions MFCF

10

40

 Providers gives patients an MFCF handout

6

24

 Provider sets up appointments for patients at MFCF

0

0

 Provider refers patients to other lifestyle programs (not MFCF)

4

16

 Provider does not refer to MFCF or any other lifestyle programs/locations

5

20

Ability to refer patient to MFCF

 Very Strong

21

82

 Strong

4

16

 Decent

0

0

 Working on it

0

0

 Challenging

0

0

Barriers to referral to MFCF

 Lack of provider time

23

92

 Lack of standard guidelines/ system in place

22

88

 Patient compliance

8

32

 Lack of awareness/education

10

40

 Providers think patients do not have the means to go to MFCF

4

16

Requested assistance with MFCF referral guidelines education

25

100

Requested assistance with implementing MFCF referral

25

100