Table 2.

Physical Activity and Exercise Counselling

Question	No. (%) of respondents
For a patient in whom you have identified risk factors, how important do you think it is for you to counsel about physical activity/exercise?
Very important	90 (87.4)
Moderately important	7 (6.8)
Somewhat important	2 (1.9)
Not very important	4 (3.9)
Do patients you see find it acceptable for you to raise the physical activity issues as part of their consultation? Please rate this statement in relation to patients' acceptance of physical activity/exercise lifestyle counselling.
Very acceptable	57 (55.3)
Moderately acceptable	37 (35.9)
Somewhat acceptable	8 (7.8)
Not acceptable	1 (1.0)
How much of a work priority is it for you to address physical inactivity with patients as part of your normal clinical work?*
High priority	84 (81.6)
Moderately a priority	15 (14.6)
Somewhat a priority	4 (3.9)
Not a priority	0 (0.0)
Please rate your confidence in undertaking assessment of physical inactivity with patients.
Very confident	77 (74.8)
Moderately confident	16 (15.5)
Somewhat confident	9 (8.7)
Not very confident	1 (1.0)
Please rate how effective you think the advice is that you provide, in terms of helping your patients change physical inactivity?
Very effective	68 (66.0)
Somewhat effective	35 (34.0)
Not effective	0 (0.0)
No advice provided	0 (0.0)

^*Percentages may total>100% due to rounding.