title: [Nutrition and physical activity counseling practice and adherence of primary care users].
abstract: The present study aimed to investigate counseling content provided by healthcare professional for primary healthcare users, as well as users' difficulties in adhering to the counseling, through a cross-sectional study design. Interviews were conducted with 499 users at a primary healthcare unit and 59.3% of them said that counseling had been provided especially by physicians (93.6%), and it was based on healthy nutrition and physical activity practice (48.9%). Counseling was more frequently to users with greater numbers of morbid conditions (p = 0.001). The main factors that made adherence difficult for users were lack of time (27.5%) and the need to change habits (23%). It was identified that counseling is still at initial stage within primary care, and there is a need for healthcare professionals, especially the nurse of the family health team to be more proactive in this process,focusing mainly on health promotion.
authors.affiliation: Nutricionista pelo Centro Universitário de Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil.
authors.forename: Regiane Penaforte
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Paula Martins
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Horta
authors.forename: Camila Silva
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: Cristiane Aparecida
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: dos Santos
authors.forename: Heirischy Biazini Santana
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.forename: Luciana Martins Rocha
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: de Almeida
authors.forename: Luana Caroline
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: dos Santos
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004032:Diet; D037001:Directive Counseling; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011320:Primary Health Care