Doctor characteristic | Factors associated with enquiring about patients’ PA habits | Factors associated with undertaking PA counselling | ||
Exp (B) | (95% CI) | Exp (B) | (95% CI) | |
Age (years) | 0.96 | 0.91 to 1.00 | 0.99 | 0.94 to 1.04 |
Male gender† | 1.30 | 0.62 to 2.70 | 1.25 | 0.58 to 2.72 |
Doctors who have completed specialist training‡ | 2.80 | 0.92 to 8.53 | 1.32 | 0.41 to 4.27 |
Number of postgraduate hours training received in health promotion | 1.01 | 0.79 to 1.29 | 1.03 | 0.80 to 1.32 |
Number of postgraduate hours received in PA counselling | 1.00 | 0.65 to 1.56 | 1.10 | 0.66 to 1.82 |
Level of priority placed on PA counselling in practice | 2.48* | 1.63 to3.75 | 2.82* | 1.77 to4.48 |
Self-rated knowledge in PA counselling | 0.86 | 0.64 to 1.61 | 0.83 | 0.60 to 1.15 |
Self-rated confidence in providing PA counselling | 2.12** | 1.09 to2.05 | 2.12** | 1.47 to3.05 |
Level of efficacy in helping patients achieve change in the area of PA | 2.12*** | 1.08 to4.16 | 1.64 | 0.78 to 3.46 |
Practice-related barriers to PA counselling | 0.94 | 0.52 to 1.69 | 1.04 | 0.55 to 2.00 |
Patient-related barriers to PA counselling | 1.26 | 0.88 to 1.82 | 1.50* | 1.01 to2.22 |
Resource-related barriers to PA counselling | 1.17 | 0.73 to 1.90 | 1.49 | 0.89 to 2.49 |
HEPA categories§ | ||||
Inactive | 1.16 | 0.31 to 4.32 | 0.96 | 0.23 to 3.90 |
Minimally active | 1.30 | 0.64 to 2.62 | 1.19 | 0.57 to 2.50 |
Nagelkerke R2 | 41.0% | 54.0% |
*p≤0.001; **p≤0.01; ***p≤0.05. R2: Total variance explained by the model.
†Reference category: Female gender.
‡Reference category: NCHDs.
§Reference category: HEPA.
HEPA, Health-Enhancing Physical Activity; NCHD, non-consultant hospital doctor; PA, physical activity.