Table 6 Intention to change health behaviour and self-reported reasons for not changing health behaviour/preventative care use identified with the HRA-O questionnaire at the three study sites
From: Development, feasibility and performance of a health risk appraisal questionnaire for older persons
Category | Self reported answer category | London (U.K.) | Hamburg (Germany) | Solothurn (Switzerland) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Intention to increase physical activity | Plans to take steps in next month | 2.5% (21/853) | 1.0% (5/507) | 1.6% (7/426) |
| Â | Plans to take steps in the next 6 months | 2.9% (25/853) | 0.6% (3/507) | 0.2% (1/426) |
Reasons for not increasing physical acitivity | I already exercise frequently and regularly | 36.2% (338/933) | 47.7% (284/595) | 63.2% (331/524) |
| Â | I have a physical limitation | 22.0% (205/933) | 14.3% (85/595) | 6.7% (35/524) |
| Â | I don't have time/don't get around it | 18.8% (175/933) | 6.1% (36/595) | 3.8% (20/524) |
| Â | I have pain with physical activity | 18.0% (168/933) | 25.7% (153/595) | 16.8% (88/524) |
| Â | I have an illness limiting my physical activity | 11.5% (107/933) | 25.9% (154/595) | 13.2% (69/524) |
| Â | I don't have anyone to exercise with | 5.8% (54/933) | 8.4% (50/595) | 4.4% (23/524) |
| Â | There is nowhere to exercise | 1.9% (18/933) | 8.7% (52/595) | 4.8% (25/524) |
Intention to decrease high fat intake | Plans to take steps in next month | 2.1% (16/765) | 2.8% (7/253) | 0.9% (3/333) |
| Â | Plans to take steps in the next 6 months | 1.6% (12/765) | 0.8% (2/253) | 0.9% (3/333) |
Reason for not decreasing high fat intake | I already minimise fat intake | 75.4% (594/788) | 70.9% (183/258) | 67.5% (239/354) |
| Â | I like the taste of high-fat foods | 19.5% (154/788) | 19.4% (50/258) | 9.3% (33/354) |
| Â | I don't think it's important to eat less fat | 5.3% (42/788) | 11.6% (30/258) | 13.6% (48/354) |
| Â | Trouble to shop/prepare low-fat foods | 2.4% (19/788) | 5.4% (14/258) | 7.6% (27/354) |
Intention to increase fruit/fibre intake | Plans to take steps in next month | 0.8% (5/623) | 0.7% (4/596) | 0.2% (1/470) |
| Â | Plans to take steps in the next 6 months | 1.0% (6/623) | 0.2% (1/596) | 0.2% (1/470) |
Reason for not increasing low fruit/fibre intake | I already eat plenty of fruits/vegetables | 87.9% (558/635) | 91.0% (553/608) | 93.7% (458/489) |
Intention to change current tobacco use | Plans to quit smoking in next month | 16.7% (14/84) | 16.0% (12/75) | 22.6% (12/53) |
| Â | Plans to quit smoking in next 6 months | 28.6% (24/84) | 17.3% (13/75) | 18.9% (10/53) |
Reason for not using preventative services | My general practitioner never recommended it | 50.5% (548/1086) | 22.2% (173/778) | 16.0% (117/731) |
| Â | I've never thought about it | 21.5% (234/1086) | 12.3% (96/778) | 10.9% (80/731) |
| Â | I have no need to; I have no health problems | 17.5% (190/1086) | 17.0% (132/778) | 20.2% (148/731) |
| Â | I have already had these preventative services | 15.7% (171/1086) | 37.1% (289/778) | 39.8% (291/731) |