Prevention is a GP’s mission |
|
Yes |
84.1 |
No |
11.7 |
I don’t know |
4.2 |
A healthy way of life is necessary to provide good preventive care |
|
Yes |
50.2 |
No |
44.6 |
I don’t know |
5.1 |
Patients’ best sources of information1
|
|
Family physician |
83.4 |
Other physician |
11.8 |
Other healthcare professional |
10.6 |
Pharmacist |
16.1 |
Relatives |
22.0 |
Media |
50.8 |
Efficacy of advertising slogans |
|
Very effective |
10.3 |
Somewhat effective |
20.0 |
Slightly effective |
24.9 |
Not effective |
37.7 |
I don’t know |
7.1 |
Frequency of Internet use for health information |
|
Never |
41.6 |
<1/mo |
31.1 |
1-2/mo |
15.1 |
1/wk |
5.9 |
>1/wk |
6.3 |
Patients’ feeling of being informed |
|
Environmental risk |
|
Poorly or very poorly informed |
19.5 |
Very well or well informed |
79.3 |
Don’t know |
1.2 |
Immunization |
|
Poorly or very poorly informed |
25.4 |
Very well or well informed |
71.9 |
Don’t know |
2.7 |
New epidemics |
|
Poorly or very poorly informed |
35.5 |
Very well or well informed |
62.6 |
Don’t know |
1.8 |
Cancer |
|
Poorly or very poorly informed |
19.2 |
Very well or well informed |
79.7 |
Don’t know |
1.1 |
Depression |
|
Poorly or very poorly informed |
23.9 |
Very well or well informed |
74.2 |
Don’t know |
1.9 |
Cardiac diseases |
|
Poorly or very poorly informed |
22.8 |
Very well or well informed |
75.8 |
Don’t know |
1.4 |
Smoking habits |
|
Poorly or very poorly informed |
5.7 |
Very well or well informed |
93.4 |
Don’t know |
0.9 |
Alcohol |
|
Poorly or very poorly informed |
6.7 |
Very well or well informed |
92.3 |
Don’t know |
1.0 |
Cannabisconsumption |
|
Poorly or very poorly informed |
32.6 |
Very well or well informed |
64.6 |
Don’t know |
2.8 |
Contraception |
|
Poorly or very poorly informed |
12.9 |
Very well or well informed |
83.2 |
Don’t know |
3.9 |
STD |
|
Poorly or very poorly informed |
23.2 (STD)/17.5 (HIV) |
Very well or well informed |
72.9 (STD)/79.3 (HIV) |
Don’t know |
3.8 (STD)/3.2 (HIV) |
Occupational risks |
|
Poorly or very poorly informed |
20.8 |
Very well or well informed |
75.0 |
Don’t know |
4.3 |
Patients’ risky behaviors |
|
Smoking habits |
|
Never |
49.9 |
Ex-smoker |
28.6 |
Current smoker |
21.5 |
Instances of drinking (or no of occasions) |
|
Never |
23.2 |
≤1/mo |
19.7 |
2-4/mo |
23.2 |
2-3/wk |
21.8 |
≥4/wk |
10.4 |
Excessive alcohol consumption (≥6 units at a time) |
|
Never |
72.2 |
<1/mo |
17.2 |
1/mo |
6.7 |
1/wk |
1.6 |
>1/wk |
0.6 |
Cannabis consumption (during last month) |
|
Yes |
4.6 |
No |
95.2 |
Do not want to answer |
0.2 |
Physical activities |
|
Very often (>1/wk) |
33.6 |
Often (1/wk) |
19.0 |
Occasionally |
20.1 |
Never |
27.2 |
Sense of healthy dietary habits |
|
Yes |
82.4 |
No |
14.1 |
I don’t know |
3.4 |
Overweight perception |
|
Too thin |
0.9 |
Somewhat thin |
2.0 |
Good weight |
48.6 |
Somewhat fat |
41.6 |
Too fat |
6.8 |
I don’t know |
<0.1 |
Total screen time (hr/d) |
|
Mean [median] |
3.3 [2.5] |
Screen time per day excluding occupational time (hr) |
|
Mean [median] |
2.5 [2.0] |
Sleeping habits: duration (hr) |
|
Mean [median] |
7.5 [7.0] |