Characteristics of scripts written by phase I general practitioners (GPs) (n = 628 scripts)
| Male | Female | Missing data | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex of patients receiving scripts | 52.5% (n = 330) | 33.3% (n = 209) | 14.2% (n = 89) | |||
| Low | Nearly there | Active | Missing data | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activity level* as assessed by GP | 41.4% (n = 260) | 32.3% (n = −203) | 22.1% (n = 139) | 4.1% (n = 26) | ||
| Walking only | Walking and other | Other only | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advice prescribed | 85.7% (n = 538) | 24.2% (n = 152) | 14.3% (n = 90) | |||
| Review date specified | Referred to activity provider in local area | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Follow up | 12.4% (n = 78) | 5.5% (n = 34) | ||||
| Weight control | Hypertension | Hyperchol | Arthritis | Diabetes | Past history of heart disease | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Low, One or two bouts of 30 minutes of activity in seven days; nearly there, three or four bouts of 30 minutes of moderate activity in seven days; active, five or more bouts of 30 minutes of moderate activity in seven days. | ||||||
| Hyperchol, Hypercholesterolaemia. | ||||||
| Benefits identified by GP as relevant to patients receiving script | 40.9% (n = 257) | 33.9% (n = 213) | 26.4% (n = 164) | 14.8% (n = 93) | 14.2% (n = 89) | 6.8% (n = 43) |