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Table 7 Patient's symptom (ICPC) when the GP discusses smoking, alcohol use, nutrition and physical activity during a consultation, 1975-2008

From: Discussing patient's lifestyle choices in the consulting room: analysis of GP-patient consultations between 1975 and 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**

-

-

-

-

  1. *Consultations where the patients' show only one symptom (ICPC).
  2. ** A population approach is not visible since GPs discussed lifestyle behaviour only in a minority of the consultations.