Implementation of clinical practice guidelines on lifestyle interventions in Swedish primary healthcare – a two-year follow up

Table 1 Attitudes toward promotion of healthy lifestyles, percent of health care professionals who agree to a high extent

Statements	At my PHCC, we consider it important to promote healthy lifestyles for our patients					At my PHCC, we work extensively with the promotion of healthy lifestyles among our patients
Questionnaire	Q I		Q II		Q I → Q II	Q I		Q II		Q I → Q II
Characteristics	Percent	P	Percent	P	P	Percent	P	Percent	P	P
Profession		0.774		0.961			0.447		0.051
Nurses	81		88		0.232	53		65		0.094
Physicians	80		87		0.309	48		46		0.856
Years in profession		0.987		0.215			0.042		0.044
0–10	81		81		0.926	43		44		0.918
> 10	81		90		0.072	57		65		0.264
Total	81		87		0.119	52		59		0.229
Statements	I perceive tasks like promotion of healthy lifestyles as compatible with overall PHC aims and objectives					According to me, there is a need to develop work with health promotion in PHC
Questiuonnaire	Q I		Q II		Q I → Q II	Q I		Q I		Q I → Q II
Characteristics	Percent	P	Percent	P	P	Percent	P	Percent	P	P
Profession		0.915		0.314			0.061		0.002
Nurses	87		89		0.714	90		92		0.670
Physicians	88		82		0.418	81		69		0.166
Years in profession		0.798		0.101			0.921		0.030
0–10	87		78		0.266	87		72		0.166
> 10	88		90		0.639	87		89		0.064
Total	87		87		0.829	87		84		0.446

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