Table 2.
Clinician reported self-efficacy regarding the provision of preventive care for four health behaviour risks: % (n) agree/strongly agree
| Attitudinal Item | % (n) |
|---|---|
| 1. I feel confident to talk with clients about their health risk behaviours. | |
| Smoking | 96.7 % (146) |
| Inadequate nutrition | 96.0 % (145) |
| Alcohol | 97.4 % (147) |
| Physical inactivity | 98.0 % (148) |
| All behavioursa | 92.7 % (140) |
| 2. I have the knowledge and skills to provide preventive care to clients regarding health risk behaviours. | |
| Smoking | 95.4 % (144) |
| Inadequate nutrition | 90.1 % (136) |
| Alcohol | 93.4 % (141) |
| Physical inactivity | 95.4 % (144) |
| All behavioursa | 88.1 % (133) |
| 3. There are services to which I can refer clients to change their health risk behaviours | |
| Smoking | 91.4 % (138) |
| Inadequate nutrition | 82.1 % (124) |
| Alcohol | 92.7 % (140) |
| Physical inactivity | 80.1 % (121) |
| All behavioursa | 72.2 % (109) |
| 4. Clients will change their health risk behaviours because of the care I provide | |
| Smoking | 86.1 % (130) |
| Inadequate nutrition | 86.8 % (131) |
| Alcohol | 88.1 % (133) |
| Physical inactivity | 90.7 % (137) |
| All behavioursa | 76.2 % (115) |
aAll behaviours variable reflects clinicians who responded ‘agree’ or ‘strongly agree’ to the item for all four health risk behaviours