Expectations on implementation of a health promotion practice using individually targeted lifestyle interventions in primary health care: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is moderate to strong evidence of the effectiveness of health-promotion interventions, but implementation in routine primary health care (PHC) has been slow. In the Act in Time project implementation support is provided for a health promotion practice using individually targeted lifestyle interventions in a PHC setting. Identifying health care professionals' (HCPs') perceptions of barriers and facilitators helps adapt implementation activities and achieve a more successful implementation. This study aimed, at a pre-implementation stage, to describe the expectations of managers, appointed internal facilitators (IFs) and HCPs on implementing a healthy lifestyle-promoting practice in PHC.

Methods

In this qualitative study five focus group discussions with 27 HC

SUBMITTER: Strid EN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10273504 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature