Abstract
Family physicians generally agree that they should play an active role in disease prevention and health promotion. However, until recently no valid and reliable tool was available to help physicians clinically assess patients' lifestyle. The authors have studied the validity and reliability of a new five point-scale version of the FANTASTIC Lifestyle Assessment, used in a family practice. Also, the authors polled their patients on their opinions of their doctor assessing lifestyle. They found that the FANTASTIC was a reliable instrument, which their patients thought was useful and appropriate for their physician to be using.
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