Table 4 Results of the professionals’ perceptions of the connection between the primary care and the PA sector
From: The connection between the primary care and the physical activity sector: professionals’ perceptions
Focus group | Structure of the collaboration | Role professionals | Attitude connection | Expectations of the connection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Partnership organized by the municipality | ▪ Part of partnership ▪ Activities to promote PA | ▪ Good start ▪ Takes time ▪ Not a clear mission in the steering group ▪ Not many concrete actions | ▪ Other organizations should be involved in the partnerships ▪ Continuity of CSC funding and the steering group ▪ More contact with one another |
2. | Partnership organized by the municipality | ▪ Part of partnership ▪ Referral scheme | ▪ Good start, in which the CSC is indispensable ▪ Clear shared vision about the CSC | ▪ More collaboration between professionals ▪ Referral should be a matter of course ▪ Continuity of CSC funding and the steering group |
3. | Partnership organized by the municipality | ▪ Part of partnership ▪ Sport consultation at community health centre, coordination of the PA offer at community centre | ▪ Partially positive. Much has been achieved but there is room for improvement ▪ The connection takes time ▪ No shared mission because of different interests | ▪ More collaboration with other organizations ▪ More time is needed |
4. | Partnership organized by the municipality | ▪ Part of partnership ▪ Activities to promote PA | ▪ Partnership is an added value because they know one another and development of activities ▪ Clear and shared mission | ▪ More organizations involved in the partnership ▪ Create more publicity for the work of the partnership |
5. | Partnership organized by a sport organization | ▪ Part of partnership ▪ Activities to promote PA | ▪ The partnership is valuable because professionals know one another | ▪ CSC should be responsible for the collaboration and the connection ▪ Professionals are willing to help with the implementation of activities |
6. | Project basis | ▪ Organization of fit tests ▪ Referral | ▪ Promising: good start to a first collaboration between professionals ▪ The referral of patients is getting better but is still difficult | ▪ Regular meetings with all partners ▪ Referral should be a matter of course |
7. | Project basis | ▪ Organization of activities to promote PA and referral | ▪ Added value ▪ Hard to refer and guide patients towards local PA facilities | ▪ Regular meetings with all partners so that professionals can meet one another ▪ Referral should be a matter of course |
8. | Project basis | ▪ Organization of fit tests ▪ Sporadic referral | ▪ The connection is difficult because of unfamiliarity with one another ▪ Too passive | ▪ A clear referral scheme ▪ Regular meetings with all partners so professionals can meet one another |
9. | Project basis | ▪ Referral ▪ Organization of PA activities | ▪ Promising start: further development necessary ▪ Takes time | ▪ Involve more organizations in the connection ▪ The connection should be a matter of course ▪ Regular meetings with all partners so that professionals can meet one another |