Influence of GPs’ unhealthy lifestyle on patients’ adherence to lifestyle recommendations: a cross-sectional study in Belgian primary care
The lifestyle of GPs appears to affect patients' adherence to lifestyle advice, with unhealthy behaviours leading to decreased patient trust and adherence. Emphasising the importance of GPs maintaining a healthy lifestyle could enhance patient outcomes in lifestyle-related chronic disease prevention and management.
Authors
- Birgitte Schoenmakers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1909-9613)
- Julie Kerremans
Institutions
- VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology (BE)
- Department of Public Health (US)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJGP Open
- Published
- 2025-04-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpo.2024.0221
- Primary Topic
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00