Table 3 Reasons given by primary care staff about why they do not give advice to patients about physical activity, n (%)
| Â | Â | Strongly agree/agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Disagree/strongly disagree | p-value 1 |
Patients are unlikely to be motivated to follow advice to be more active | GP | 115 (31) | 78 (21) | 81 (49) | <0.001 |
| Â | PN | 29 (14) | 46 (22) | 135 (64) | Â |
| Â | HV | 20 (12) | 30 (18) | 116 (70) | Â |
I don't have enough time to promote physical activity to my patients | GP | 181 (48) | 65 (17) | 128 (34) | <0.001 |
| Â | PN | 44 (21) | 27 (13) | 139 (66) | Â |
| Â | HV | 16 (10) | 20 (12) | 129 (78) | Â |
I would be more likely to promote physical activity if there was a financial incentive | GP | 85 (23) | 80 (21) | 208 (56) | <0.001 |
| Â | PN | 7 (3) | 26 (12) | 177 (84) | Â |
| Â | HV | 7 (4) | 10 (6) | 149 (90) | Â |
Educational materials for patients are insufficient | GP | 213 (57) | 86 (23) | 76 (20) | <0.001 |
| Â | PN | 83 (39) | 57 (27) | 71 (33) | Â |
| Â | HV | 72 (43) | 29 (18) | 65 (39) | Â |
Patients expect drug treatments when they visit their GP practice | GP | 141 (37) | 85 (23) | 149 (40) | 0.067 |
| Â | PN | 67 (32) | 64 (31) | 79 (38) | Â |
| Â | HV | 73 (44) | 41 (25) | 53 (32) | Â |
There is a lack of available education for health professionals regarding physical activity promotion | GP | 175 (47) | 96 (26) | 103 (28) | 0.361 |
| Â | PN | 93 (46) | 56 (27) | 60 (29) | Â |
| Â | HV | 87 (52) | 31 (19) | 48 (29) | Â |