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Background: Primary health care physicians play a pivotal role in counselling patients on physical activity and their health behaviours may as well affect how patients perceive their doctors` counselling and advice, However, the physical activity habits and counselling of primary care physicians in Qatar are unknown. Objectives: The primary objective was to determine the physical activity profile and perceived barriers among primary health care physicians in Qatar. Another objective was to identify the relationship between practicing physical activity and patient counselling. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on a proportionate stratified random sample of primary health care physicians across all primary health care centers. A structured self-administered questionnaire was employed. Frequencies and percentages were calculated when appropriate. Also, Pearson’s chi-squared test and the Student t-test were employed at a level of significance p≤0.05. Results: A total of 156 primary care physicians participated in the study. It was found that most physicians (79.5%) counselled their patients about physical activity. On the other hand, less than half of the participants (44.2%) practiced physical activity. The major barriers to physical activity among physicians were; the lack of time (85%), lack of motivation (28%) and physical activity partners (28%). Also, physically active physicians were more likely to offer their patients counselling about physical activities. Conclusion: Primary care physicians were not providing optimal counselling on physical activity to their patients and more than half were sedentary, lack of time and motivation were the most common barriers. Thus, there is a need for workplace health promotion and wellness services for primary health care physicians in addition to training them on counselling.

Profile of Physical Activity, Perceived Barriers and Related Counselling Practices of Primary Health Care Physicians in Qatar: Cross-Sectional Study