The main finding of our study is that the health professionals to a
large extent have a positive attitude and thorough overall
knowledge about lifestyle intervention methods. Furthermore,
they perceive support from primary health care managers for
work with promotion of healthy lifestyles. These findings may
be interpreted as indications of readiness in primary health care
to support implementation of health-oriented interventions.
However, the fact that professional groups differ in knowledge
and actual involvement needs to be considered when planning
for changes. Using surveys to identify points of departure for
different professional groups will aid in the planning of educational
efforts, as well as identify needed support such as national
guidelines. An extended collaboration with other stakeholders
around patient lifestyles also seems to be an important step to
increase further development of lifestyle interventions in primary
health care.