Explaining the variation in the management of lifestyle risk factors in primary health care: a multilevel cross sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite evidence for the effectiveness of interventions to modify lifestyle behaviours in the primary health care (PHC) setting, assessment and intervention for these behaviours remains low in routine practice. Little is known about the relative importance of various determinants of practice.This study aimed to examine the relative importance of provider characteristics and attitudes, patient characteristics and consultation factors in determining the rate of assessment and intervention for lifestyle risk factors in PHC.

Methods

A prospective audit of assessment and intervention for lifestyle risk factors was undertaken by PHC nurses and allied health providers (n = 57) for all patients seen (n = 732) over a two week period. Providers completed a survey to assess

SUBMITTER: Laws RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2698853 | biostudies-literature | 2009 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature