ArticleThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2015
Obesity in primary care: a qualitative synthesis of patient and practitioner perspectives on roles and responsibilities.
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- Health Care Professionals' Barriers and Facilitators for the Implementation of Lifestyle Interventions Targeting Weight Loss in Primary Care - A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies.Current obesity reports · 2026Pooled it
- The importance of service-users' perspectives: A systematic review of qualitative evidence reveals overlooked critical features of weight management programmes.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2018Pooled it
- Epidemiology of adult overweight recording and management by UK GPs: a systematic review.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2017Pooled it
- The Influence of Relationships Within Behavioral Weight Management Interventions: An Overview.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Review
- Obesity Severity and Burden of Illness: Perceptions From Physicians and People With Obesity in the UK.Obesity science & practice · 2026Article
- A Review of the Management of Obesity in Primary Care.Clinical obesity · 2026Review
- GPs' perspectives on GLP-1RAs for obesity management: a qualitative study in England.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2025Article
- Barriers and enablers to effective weight management for people living with overweight and obesity: A rapid scoping review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Article
- General Practitioners practice nurses and parents' perspectives on childhood overweight management - a qualitative study.The European journal of general practice · 2024Article
- Patients' experience of accessing healthcare for obesity in Peninsular Malaysia: a qualitative descriptive study.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Access to publicly funded weight management services in England using routine data from primary and secondary care (2007-2020): An observational cohort study.PLoS medicine · 2023Observational
- Obese patients' dissatisfaction with weight, body image and clinicians' interaction at a district hospital; Gauteng.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2023Article
- Consulting Obese and Overweight Patients for Nutrition and Physical Activity in Primary Healthcare in Poland.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The development of a core outcomes set for self-management interventions for patients living with obesity.Clinical obesity · 2022Review
- The Perspectives of Patients with Chronic Diseases and Their Caregivers on Self-Management Interventions: A Scoping Review of Reviews.The patient · 2021Article
- A Community Jury on initiating weight management conversations in primary care.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2021Article
- Implementing a weight-specific quality-of-life tool for young people in primary health care: a qualitative study.BJGP open · 2021Article
- Changing the narrative around obesity in the UK: a survey of people with obesity and healthcare professionals from the ACTION-IO study.BMJ open · 2021Article
- What works and why in the identification and referral of adults with comorbid obesity in primary care: A realist review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2020Review
- Recording of weight in electronic health records: an observational study in general practice.BMC family practice · 2018Observational
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Abstract
backgroundObesity is a top-priority global health issue; however, a clear way to address obesity in primary care is not yet in view.
aimTo conduct a meta-ethnography of patient and primary care practitioner perspectives of roles and responsibilities in how to address obesity in the UK, to inform evidence-based services that are acceptable to, and appropriate for, patients and practitioners. DESIGN AND
settingQualitative synthesis applying meta-ethnographic methods according to the Noblit and Hare monograph. Database searches in MEDLINE(®), Social Sciences Citation Index(®), CINAHL, and Health Management Information Consortium were limited to 1997-2012 to examine recent perspectives.
methodFull articles of practitioner and/or patient perspectives on obesity services in primary care were reviewed, and included semi-structured or unstructured interviews and focus groups, and participant observations.
resultsNine studies were synthesised with perspectives from patients (n = 105) and practitioners (n = 144). Practitioners believe that patients are responsible for obesity, and that primary care should not help, or is poorly equipped to do so. Patients 'take responsibility' by 'blaming' themselves, but feel that practitioners should demonstrate more leadership. The empowerment of patients to access health services is reliant on the empowerment of practitioners to take an unambiguous position.
conclusionPrimary care has the potential either to perpetuate or counter obesity-related stigma. There needs to be a firm decision as to what role primary care will take in the prevention and treatment of obesity. To remain ambiguous runs the risk of losing patients' confidence and adding to a growing sense of futility.
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