Abstract
The health quality of people in Portsmouth is below the English average (Public Health England 2015), with a high rate of non-accidental premature deaths and long-term conditions – cancers, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and respiratory disease – linked to poor diet, inactivity, smoking and the misuse of alcohol. Limited studies document adults attending minor injury units. A profile study was conducted to record the number and types of risk-behaviours in adults presenting at minor injury units. A form was adapted to ask them about smoking, body mass index and alcohol consumption over a period of one month. Of 4,025 clients, 2,818 fell within the inclusion criteria; 1,620 (58%) consented for their data to be used for research, 48% of whom were male, and 93% were white British. The mean age was 42 (SD 16.08), mode was 31. Of the participants, 76% had made a high-risk lifestyle choice, 27% were smokers, 34% were overweight, 38% were obese and 5% consumed high levels of alcohol. The study concluded that there is an opportunity to incorporate healthy conversations into consultations.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 29-33 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Primary Health Care |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 29 Aug 2017 |
Keywords
- health promotion
- implementaion
- minor injury units
- primary healthcare
- risk assessment
- walk-in centres
Access to Document
- Profile study to assess self reported at risk behavious
This is an accepted manuscript of Cindy U. Chacha-Marine et al., 'Assessing self-reported risk-behaviours of adults presenting to a minor injuries unit' published in Primary Health Care. 27, 7,29-33 on 29.08.2017. © 2017 RCNi. The final version of record can be found at doi: 10.7748/phc.2017.e1276.