Table 1.

Recommendations for lifestyle changes

Questions	Answers	N (%)
Do you tell patients that they should exercise regularly?	All of them 75–99% 50–74% 25–49% < 25% None of them	25 (24.04) 31 (29.81) 21 (20.19) 14 (13.46) 10 (9.62) 3 (2.88)
In your daily cardiology practice, what percentage of patients do you recommend a Mediterranean-type diet?	All of them 75–99% 50–74% 25–49% < 25% None of them	22 (21.15) 27 (25.96) 22 (21.15) 19 (18.27) 12 (11.54) 2 (1.92)
Do you recommend dietary salt restriction for patients with heart failure/hypertension?	All of them 75–99% 50–74% 25–49% < 25% None of them	67 (64.42) 18 (17.31) 10 (9.62) 3 (2.88) 5 (4.81) 1 (0.96)
Do you advise your patients who smoke to quit smoking/get support to quit smoking?	All of them 75–99% 50–74% 25–49% < 25% None of them	73 (70.19) 21 (20.19) 7 (6.73) 3 (2.88) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Do you advise your patients who drink alcohol to restrict/get support to quit drinking alcohol?	All of them 75–99% 50–74% 25–49% < 25% None of them	34 (32.69) 21 (20.19) 20 (19.23) 12 (11.54) 12 (11.54) 5 (4.81)
Do you refer your patients for admission to a cardiac rehabilitation program after acute myocardial infarction?	All of them 75–99% 50–74% 25–49% < 25% None of them	5 (4.81) 0 (0) 13 (12.5) 12 (11.54) 44 (42.31) 30 (28.85)