Primary Health Care Providers' Perspectives on Developing an eHealth Tool for Physical Activity Counselling: A Qualitative Study.

摘要: Purpose Physical inactivity is a global health concern. activity (PA) counselling an effective intervention for promoting PA in primary care (PHC) settings. The use of electronic (eHealth) technology has the potential to support counselling. This study aimed explore PHC providers' perspectives on development eHealth tool aid resource-limited Methods qualitative employed interpretive phenomenology. was conducted at hospital-based clinics among physicians and registered nurses. Data collection involved in-depth interviews (IDIs) focus group discussions (FGDs). An inductive thematic approach used analyze data. Results Three participated three IDIs 12 nurses four FGDs hospitals. median age participants 43 years. Participants saw 15-100 patients/day (median 40) spent 2-20 min with each patient 5). themes emerged. Theme 1: requirements counselling: reflected needs characteristics that may 2: enabling should be easy use, provide prescription function, follow-up 3: reducing barriers expected help reduce service workforce patients' limitations. Conclusion A well-designed practical improve practice affect indirect mechanism Future research usability utility as well process evaluation will implemented