Lifestyle risk factor communication by nurses in general practice: Understanding the interactional elements

摘要: Aim This paper seeks to explore general practice nurses' perceptions of interactional factors supporting communication with patients about lifestyle risk. Design Qualitative descriptive study embedded in a concurrent mixed methods design. Methods Fifteen Australian nurses were interviewed following video-recorded chronic disease management consultations between August 2017 - March 2018. Results The theme 'Interactional Factors' comprised the subthemes 'Relational factors' and 'Patient factors'. Relational referred techniques temporal continuity Patient included consumers' motivation, willingness, readiness prioritize changes. Lack awareness role was perceived have an impact on initiation risk conversations. Conclusion Strategies optimizing nursing care enhance capacity for reduction conversations patients. Ongoing training patient-centred increasing patients' roles would also better support these discussions. Impact research identifies ways can be improved. Optimizing behaviour change management.