Table 4.
Type and number of lifestyle materials observed in primary and secondary care health centre patient waiting areas (N = 24)
| Type of information | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Generic lifestyle written information | |
| Smoking cessation | 31 (31.6) |
| Alcohol reduction | 16 (16.3) |
| Weight Loss/Diet | 28 (28.6) |
| Exercise | 22 (22.5) |
| Substance misuse | 1 (1) |
| Total | 98/262 (37.4) |
| Psoriasis-specific written information | |
| Smoking cessation | 0 (0) |
| Alcohol reduction | 0 (0) |
| Weight Loss/Diet | 0 (0) |
| Exercise | 0 (0) |
| Substance misuse | 0 (0) |
| Total | 0/262 (0) |
| Generic lifestyle information supplied to patients by practitionersa | |
| Smoking cessation | 11 (25.6) |
| Alcohol reduction | 6 (14) |
| Weight Loss/Diet | 16 (37.2) |
| Exercise | 9 (20.9) |
| Substance misuse | 1 (2.3) |
| Total | 43/262 (16.4) |
| Psoriasis-specific lifestyle information supplied to patients by practitionersa | |
| Smoking cessation | 2 (25)b |
| Alcohol reduction | 2 (25)b |
| Weight Loss/Diet | 2 (25)b |
| Exercise | 2 (25)b |
| Total | 8/262 (3.1) |
| Posters/displays of available support for lifestyle | |
| Smoking cessation | 21 (18.6) |
| Alcohol reduction | 14 (12.3) |
| Weight Loss/Diet | 22 (19.5) |
| Exercise | 56 (49.6) |
| Total | 113/262 (43.1) |
| Total number of materials observed | 262 |
aAnalysis based on data collected from 12 health centres. Data were unable to be collected from the remaining health centres (n = 12)
bRelates to one patient information leaflet recorded in two different practices. Leaflet contains information applicable to all health behaviours