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Table 2 Focus group participant characteristics from 9 primary care clinics (n = 41)a,b

From: Clinician experiences of healthy lifestyle promotion and perceptions of digital interventions as complementary tools for lifestyle behavior change in primary care

 

Count (n)

Proportion (%)

Women

35

85.4

Mean age (SD)

50.5 (10.0)

 

 Profession

  Physician

10

24.3

  District nurse

5

12.2

  Registered nurse

12

29.3

  Psychologist

5

12.2

  Social worker

2

4.9

  Physiotherapist

4

9.8

  Nutritionist

1

2.4

  Registered nurse in specialist training

1

2.4

  Medical secretary

1

2.4

Full-time employee (100% of fulltime)

31

75.1

Part-time employee (75–90% part-time)

10

24.4

General practice clinic

20

55.6

General practice clinic with specialist competence

13

36.1

Individual patient visits per week (mean; SD)

30.7 (20.0)

 

 How large a proportion of your patients do you ask about lifestyle behaviors? (mean; SD)

 

71.6 (25.8)

How many times do you bring up lifestyle behaviors with your patients during a normal week’s work?

  < 5 times

6

19.4

 5 times or more

25

80.6

Your experience of working with healthy lifestyle promotion

 Mostly positive

21

55.3

 Mixed experiences

17

44.7

 Mostly negative

0

0

  1. aData were available for 9 of the 10 clinics where focus group interviews were conducted
  2. bParticipants responded to questionnaires handed out at the beginning of the interview. Where “n” differs from 41, data are missing