ArticleCroatian medical journal2011
Attitudes of Slovenian family practice patients toward changing unhealthy lifestyle and the role of family physicians: cross-sectional study.
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Abstract
aimTo assess patients' attitudes toward changing unhealthy lifestyle, confidence in the success, and desired involvement of their family physicians in facilitating this change.
methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study in 15 family physicians' practices on a consecutive sample of 472 patients (44.9% men, mean age(±standard deviation) 49.3±10.9 years) from October 2007 to May 2008. Patients were given a self-administered questionnaire on attitudes toward changing unhealthy diet, increasing physical activity, and reducing body weight. It also included questions on confidence in the success, planning lifestyle changes, and advice from family physicians.
resultsNearly 20% of patients planned to change their eating habits, increase physical activity, and reach normal body weight. Approximately 30% of patients (more men than women) said that they wanted to receive advice on this issue from their family physicians. Younger patients and patients with higher education were more confident that they could improve their lifestyle. Patients who planned to change their lifestyle and were more confident in the success wanted to receive advice from their family physicians.
conclusionFamily physicians should regularly ask the patients about the intention of changing their lifestyle and offer them help in carrying out this intention.
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