Advice to patients in Swedish primary care regarding alcohol and other lifestyle habits: how patients report the actions of GPs in relation to their own expectations and satisfaction with the consultation | Zendy

Kjell Arne Johansson | Zendy; Preben Bendtsen | Zendy; Ingemar Åkerlind | Zendy

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Advice to patients in Swedish primary care regarding alcohol and other lifestyle habits: how patients report the actions of GPs in relation to their own expectations and satisfaction with the consultation

Author(s) -

Kjell Arne Johansson,

Preben Bendtsen,

Ingemar Åkerlind

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

european journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056

H-Index - 91

eISSN - 1464-360X

pISSN - 1101-1262

DOI - 10.1093/eurpub/cki046

Subject(s) - medicine , family medicine , primary care , advice (programming) , alcohol consumption , promotion (chess) , general practice , alcohol , politics , computer science , political science , law , biochemistry , chemistry , programming language

Lifestyle advice given by general practitioners (GPs) may be a cost-effective means of health promotion; however, it is not fully put into routine practice. The aim of this study was to explore to what extent GPs' patients expect and receive advice concerning alcohol, tobacco, exercise and diet in relation to sociodemographic characteristics, type of visit and patient satisfaction.

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