| Sub-theme | Quote |
|---|---|
| Professional roles and responsibilities | 'It’s a whole cultural thing, isn’t it? But I, we, can start. We can start somewhere as a practice ... We shouldn’t need to wait from on high to be told what everyone’s going to do. We should make a start, you know. But yeah, I guess it’s just that we get so bogged down with the day-to-day work, don’t we? And we just, we neglect ourselves.' (GP106, female)'There’s no sort of [physical] activity throughout the day ... It’s just constant. I’m sitting on my bum from half eight until half one, eat my lunch at my desk and sit again till six. There’s literally no activity in my day at work.' (GP109, female) |
| Personal roles and responsibilities | 'Young kids don’t make it easy. There’s always other things to pull away your time.' (GP102, female)'[At the end of the working day] I would rather get home and see the kids and plan to do some exercise after they’re in bed. But you feel less inclined at eight o’clock at night to do that.' (GP111, male)'If I didn’t walk the dog every morning … my step count would be absolutely dire. And it’s the one thing that does sort of keep me more active, I think.' (GP108, female) |
| Role modelling | 'Those who come to GPs are very often those who are less fortunate in life. So, I think if you are too high up there, it’ll be very difficult for somebody who’s inactive and overweight to admit to that if every GP they go to is the embodiment of physical health. Of course, it has to be a bit of a balance. If you come to your GP and he’s still smoking and has a glass of whiskey on his desk, that’s probably not so good an idea.' (GP104, male)'At the end of the day, you’re trying to promote. And how do you promote a healthy lifestyle? By actually trying to lead a similar healthy lifestyle.' (GP 118, female) |
TDF = Theorectical Domains Framework