Topic Area | Themes | Sub-themes | Sample Quotes |
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General physical activity advice within the primary care setting | Pre-existing conditions and weight management | Â | "I do try and encourage physical activity for a number of reasons: for stress management, for weight control, for blood pressure control" (GP 11) |
Green Prescription counselling | GPs perceived benefits of the Green Prescription program | (i) A non-medication approach to a healthier lifestyle | "The great thing about it is that you are not stuffing some medicine into them" (GP 8) |
 |  | (ii) The support benefits of physical activity | "I think that one of the big benefits would be that patients get much better exercise advice, and more prolonged support than they would get from a GP" (GP1) |
 | GPs perceived barriers to Green Prescription use | (i) Time-constraints of the consultation | "Time! Because patients generally have quite complex problems, and multiple problems" (GP 7) |
 | Administering Green Prescriptions | (I) Preventive purposes | "People who have a family history of diabetes, or who are hypertensive, or are starting to get obese. Pushing hard for them to exercise, you're going to prevent things from happening" (GP2) |
 |  | (ii) Management purposes | "To treat conditions like diabetes, or to help people manage them" (GP 2) |
Green Prescription counselling for the management of depression | Perceived physical benefits of increased physical activity | Â | "I think there's nothing like getting out in fresh air and going for a little bit of a walk. Because you know it increases endorphins. You feel better" (GP 2) |