Table 1.
EIM acceptability phase: summary results among healthcare providers and health and fitness professionals.
| Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Type of provider | |
| Physician | 27 (90) |
| Nurse practitioner | 2 (7) |
| Physician assistant | 1 (3) |
| Proportion of practice chronic disease patients | |
| Less than 20% | 7 (23) |
| Greater than 20% | 23 (77) |
| Proportion of practice older adult patients | |
| Less than 20% | 12 (40) |
| Greater than 20% | 18 (60) |
| Use of provider action guide | |
| Difficult to use | 3 (10) |
| Neutral | 15 (50) |
| Easy to use | 12 (40) |
| Use of physical activity assessment tools | |
| Difficult to use | 2 (6.6) |
| Neutral | 14 (46.7) |
| Easy to use | 14 (46.7) |
| EIM helps counseling skills | |
| Neutral to not helpful | 14 (46.7) |
| Helpful to very helpful | 16 (53.3) |
| EIM increases patient physical activity | |
| No | 4 (13.3) |
| Neutral | 17 (56.7) |
| Yes | 9 (30) |
| Recommend EIM to other providers | |
| No | 4 (13.3) |
| Neutral | 9 (30) |
| Yes | 17 (56.7) |
| Type of fitness professional | |
| Exercise physiologist | 1 (6.7) |
| Physical educator | 2 (13.3) |
| Parks and recreation specialist | 2 (13.3) |
| Personal trainer | 10 (66.7) |
| EIM helps with provider communication | |
| Neutral to not helpful | 7 (46.7) |
| Helpful to very helpful | 8 (53.3) |
| EIM helps with the referral to provider process | |
| Neutral to not helpful | 0 |
| Helpful to very helpful | 15 (100) |
| EIM enhanced communication with provider | |
| Yes | 15 (100) |
| No | 0 |
| Participants like EIM | |
| Yes | 12 (80) |
| No | 3 (20) |
| Recommend EIM to other fitness professionals | |
| Neutral | 2 (13.3) |
| Yes | 13 (86.7) |
| No | 0 |