Table 4

Positive aspects of the new health concept according to respondents

I feel positive about the new concept:*	N	per cent†
It emphasises that a person is more than his/her illness	967	49.9
It emphasises people's strengths rather than their weaknesses	943	48.7
Health is seen as a dynamic rather than a static state	876	45.2
It emphasises self-management	862	44.5
It focuses on individual responsibility	581	30.0
It makes the patient more equal to the practitioner	285	14.7
Other (summarised):
It focuses attention on the path towards health	12	0.6
This is broad and feasible	10	0.5
It stresses that you can still feel healthy despite a chronic disease	8	0.4
It emphasises adaptability	6	0.3
Other/do not know/nothing negative	83	4.2