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Table 1 Frequency in providing physical activity advice for specific medical conditions, n (%)

From: Primary care staff's views and experiences related to routinely advising patients about physical activity. A questionnaire survey

  

Always

Often

Occasionally

Never

p-value1

Overweight

      
 

GP

224 (60)

137 (37)

10 (3)

0

<0.001

 

PN

165 (79)

43 (21)

2 (1)

0

 
 

HV

90 (54)

54 (33)

22 (13)

0

 

Hypertension

      
 

GP

154 (42)

173 (47)

43 (12)

1 (0.3)

<0.001

 

PN

144 (68)

60 (28)

7 (3)

0

 
 

HV

51 (32)

51 (32)

43 (27)

15 (9)

 

Known ischaemic heart disease

      
 

GP

137 (37)

191 (52)

43 (12)

0

<0.001

 

PN

112 (53)

74 (35)

20 (10)

4 (2)

 
 

HV

58 (35)

51 (31)

34 (21)

21 (13)

 

Diabetes

      
 

GP

131 (35)

166 (45)

68 (18)

6 (2)

<0.001

 

PN

140 (66)

51 (24)

19 (9)

1 (1)

 
 

HV

31 (20)

39 (25)

60 (39)

25 (16)

 

Hypercholesteroleamia

      
 

GP

96 (26)

157 (42)

108 (29)

9 (2)

<0.001

 

PN

113 (54)

73 (35)

23 (11)

1 (1)

 
 

HV

46 (30)

40 (26)

45 (29)

25 (16)

 

Depression

      
 

GP

74 (20)

167 (45)

114 (31)

15 (4)

<0.001

 

PN

39 (19)

85 (41)

70 (34)

14 (7)

 
 

HV

74 (44)

61 (36)

28 (17)

5 (3)

 
  1. Note: GP denotes General Practitioner, PN denotes Practice Nurse and HV denotes Health Visitor
  2. 1 from Pearson χ2 test