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Table 3 SNAP risk factors advice and/or referrals: Multiple responses allowed

From: Is there scope for community health nurses to address lifestyle risk factors? the community nursing SNAP trial

Clients at risk

Inadequate fruit & vegetable intake (< 7 serves) (n = 625)

Inadequate physical activity (n = 211)

Smokers (n = 38)

High/risky alcohol consumption (n = 297)

Obese/over-weight with inadequate fruit or vegetable intake* (n = 580)

No advice or referral received

521(83.5%)

183 (86.7%)

104 (75.4%)

279 (93.9%)

481 (82.92%)

Received advice

85 (13.6%)

22 (10.4%)

26 (18.8%)

15 (5.1%)

86 (14.8%)

Received referrals

50 (8.0%)

12 (5.7%)

19 (13.8%)

7 (2.4%)

54 (9.3%)

Received both advice and referrals

32 (5.1%)

6 (2.8%)

11 (8.0%)

4 (1.3)

32 (5.5%)

Source of advice

Multiple responses allowed

Multiple responses allowed

Multiple responses allowed

Multiple responses allowed

Multiple responses allowed

GP/practice nurse

30 (4.8%)

9 (4.7%)

19 (13.8%)

7 (2.4%)

33 (5.7%)

Community nurse

3 (0.5%)

1 (0.5%)

1 (0.7%)

0

3 (0.5%)

Hospital doctor/nurse

31 (5.0%)

4 (1.9%)

12 (8.7%)

5 (1.7%)

27 (4.7%)

Family & friends

30 (4.8%)

9 (4.3%)

13 (9.4%)

8 (2.7%)

30 (5.2%)

Dietitian

43 (6.9%)

4 (1.9%)

0

1 (0.3%)

41 (7.1%)

Get Healthy phone-line

1 (0.2%)

1 (0.5%)

0

0

1 (0.2%)

Exercise physiologist

3 (0.5%)

1 (0.5%)

0

0

3 (0.5%)

Quitline

0

0

4 (2.9%)

0

0

Drug & alcohol counsellor

0

0

1 (0.7%)

3 (1.0%)

0

Local exercise program/gym

6(1.0%)

4 (1.9%)

0

0

7 (1.2%)

  1. * fewer than 2 serves of fruit or fewer than 5 serves of vegetable