Table 7.
Patient's symptom (ICPC) when the GP discusses smoking, alcohol use, nutrition and physical activity during a consultation, 1975-2008
| Patient's symptom (ICPC-chapter)* | Smoking (n = 172) | Alcohol use (n = 62) | Nutrition (n = 280) | Physical activity (n = 491) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | 24 (14.0%) | 12 (19.4%) | 26 (9.3%) | 38 (7.7%) |
| Blood | 3 | 10 (16.1%) | 4 | 3 |
| Digestive | 11 | - | 91 (32.5%) | 16 |
| Eye | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| Ear | - | - | 5 | 13 |
| Circulatory | 19 (11%) | 8 | 29 (10.4%) | 22 |
| Musculoskeletal | 17 | 6 | 20 | 281 (57.2%) |
| Neurological | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| Psychological | 9 | 11 (17.7%) | 11 | 11 |
| Respiratory | 58 (33.7%) | 2 | 22 | 33 (6.7%) |
| Skin | 3 | 1 | 18 | 26 |
| Metabolic, endocrine, nutrition | 12 | 5 | 21 | 10 |
| Urological | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Pregnancy, family planning | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Female genital | 2 | - | 10 | 8 |
| Male genital | 1 | - | 2 | 1 |
| Social problems | 1 | - | 2 | 4 |
| GP's approach to patient's lifestyle behaviour: | Smoking (n = 172) |
Alcohol use (n = 62) |
Nutrition (n = 280) |
Physical activity (n = 491) |
| Symptom approach | 134 | 45 | 251 | 407 |
| High risk approach | 38 | 17 | 29 | 84 |
| Population approach** | - | - | - | - |
*Consultations where the patients' show only one symptom (ICPC).
** A population approach is not visible since GPs discussed lifestyle behaviour only in a minority of the consultations.