title: [Lifestyles of primary care physicians: perception and implications on cardiovascular prevention].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the lifestyles of family physicians, their influence on cardiovascular prevention activities carried out on their patients and the difficulties in carrying them out.
  
  
  METHODS
  Design cross-sectional study, using as an anonymous ad hoc questionnaire, implemented in 2010.
  
  
  METHODS
  Primary care of Mallorca.
  
  
  METHODS
  Representative sample of 185 primary care medical professionals of Mallorca.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was a response rate of 78.9% (146/185). Characteristics of physicians surveyed: the mean age was 43.6 years, 24.6% following a healthy diet, 18.6% were smokers, 32.7% did not consume alcohol, and 80.8% performed physical exercise. The most frequent prevention activity on their patients was anti-smoking advice (52.3%), followed by those related to cardiovascular risk factors, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia (22.7%), dietary advice (14.4%), advice about exercise (5.3%), and alcohol consumption (0.8%). Doctors who smoked and drank more alcohol offered less preventive activities to their patients (P<.05). Lack of time was the main limiting factor to properly perform prevention activities.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a relationship between lifestyle habits of primary care physicians and preventive activities carried out with their patients. Family physicians have relatively healthy lifestyles and promote preventive activities among their patients. The limited investigation into alcohol consumption should be noted.
authors.affiliation: Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria, Centro de Salud del Coll d'en Rebassa, Gerencia de Atención Primaria de Mallorca, Ib-Salut. Palma de Mallorca, España; Departamento de Neurociencias, Facultad de Medicina y Odontología, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Leioa, España.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fonseca
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fleitas
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tamborero
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benejam
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leiva
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D058007:Physicians, Primary Care / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Atención primaria; Estilos de vida; Factores de riesgo; Lifestyles; Prevención; Prevention; Primary care; Risk factors