Table 1 Questionnaire distributed to participants

1.1. Age, years

1.2. Gender, female/male

1.3. Country

1.4. Your clinic practice is mainly in a…

1.5. For how many years have you been an allergist?

1.6. In your practice do you manly see

1.7. How many of them have asthma?

2. Knowledge about existence of evidence of beneficial effects of physical activity

2.1. Improves the strength of bones and muscles

2.2. Improves psychological well-being

2.3. Helps in weight control

2.4. Reduces death from ischemic heart disease

2.5. Reduces the risk of hypertension

2.6. Reduces premature death

2.7. Reduces blood pressure in known hypertensive

2.8. Reduces the risk of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

2.9. Reduces the risk of breast cancer

2.10. Reduces asthma risk

2.11. Improves asthma control

2.12. Reduces allergic rhinitis incidence

2.13. Improves allergic rhinitis control

3. Attitudes toward promoting physical activity

3.1. Promoting physical activity is important in health care

3.2. Advice to increase physical activity is more effective when linked to an individual’s presenting problem

3.3. I can be effective in promoting health

3.4. I can be effective in persuading some patients to increase physical activity

3.5. I have sufficient knowledge to advise patients about physical activity

3.6. Any amount of physical activity is beneficial to health

3.7. Only vigorous/strenuous activity is beneficial to health

3.8. I try to encourage as many patients as possible to increase their physical activity

3.9. I only discuss physical activity if the patient mentions it

4. Attitudes and beliefs toward promoting physical activity as part of disease management

4.1. With a typical asthmatic patient, how often do you actually talk about exercise?

4.2. How relevant do you think talking to asthmatic patients about exercise will be in your intended practice?

4.3. How much training have you had on talking to asthmatic patients about exercise?

4.4. Doctors need more training in preventive care

4.5. I will be able to provide more credible and effective counseling if I eat a healthy diet

4.6. I will be able to provide more credible and effective counseling if I exercise and stay fit

4.7. I will be able to provide more credible and effective counseling if I maintain a healthy weight