Professional beliefs of physicians and allied health professionals and their willingness to promote health in primary care: a cross-sectional survey

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作者
Brandt, Sophie Karoline [1 ]
Essig, Stefan [2 ,3 ]
Balthasar, Andreas [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Lucerne, Fac Hlth Sci & Med, Luzern, Switzerland
[2] Univ Lucerne, Fac Hlth Sci & Med, Ctr Primary & Community Care, Luzern, Switzerland
[3] Interface Policy Studies Res Consulting, Luzern, Switzerland
来源
BMC PRIMARY CARE | 2024年 / 25卷 / 01期
关键词
Professional beliefs; Salutogenetic; Health promotion; Willingness; Physicians; Allied health professionals; Primary care; CONSULTATIONS; ATTITUDES; SETTINGS;
D O I
10.1186/s12875-024-02412-6
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Background Primary care professionals could play a key role in health promotion implementation. A fundamental aspect that might affect the willingness of primary care professionals to strengthen health promotion, and about which we do not yet know much, are professional beliefs. Therefore, we conducted a quantitative survey to (1) compare professional beliefs and the willingness to work more in health promotion between five major primary care professions, and (2) investigate associations between professional beliefs and the willingness to work more in health promotion.Methods A large-scale cross-sectional study based on a nation-wide web-based survey of primary care professionals in Switzerland was conducted from January to July 2022. The survey was addressed to pharmacists, physicians, medical practice assistants, nurses, and physiotherapists working in primary care in Switzerland. Differences between groups were tested using T-tests and Chi-square tests. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to evaluate the association between variables related to professional beliefs and the willingness to work more in health promotion.Results The responses of 4'063 primary care professionals were used for analysis. Most primary care professionals revealed a salutogenetic attitude towards their primary care tasks. Members of all professions showed high awareness of their tasks in tackling increased risks of disease (80.2% of all participants). Especially allied health professionals wished to see a greater role of prevention in primary care (pharmacists: 72.4%, medical practice assistants: 63.9%, nurses: 75.6%, physiotherapists: 73.9% versus physicians: 46.9%). All professional groups showed a high willingness to work more in health promotion (88% of all participants). Salutogenetic beliefs of primary care professionals and their willingness to work more in health promotion are strongly associated. Participants agreeing that health promotion should play a greater role or that preventive consultations should be offered in primary care, are more willing to work more in health promotion compared to participants who disagree with these ideas.Conclusions Both affiliation to allied primary care professions and salutogenetic professional beliefs are associated with higher willingness to work more in health promotion. The high willingness provides evidence of a large, yet untapped potential. Promoting salutogenetic beliefs might further increase the willingness to engage in health promotion.
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