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The role of the family doctor in the management of adults who are obese: a scoping review protocol.

Elizabeth Ann Sturgiss, Nicholas Elmitt, Chris van Weel, Emily Haesler, Ginny Sargent, Alex Stevenson, Mark Harris, Kirsty Douglas

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8 authors.

Elizabeth Ann SturgissAcademic Unit of General Practice, Australian National University Medical School, Canberra, Australia.
Nicholas ElmittAcademic Unit of General Practice, Australian National University Medical School, Canberra, Australia.
Chris van WeelRadboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands ; Primary Health Care Research, Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute, Research School of Population Health, ANU College of Medicine, Canberra, Australia.
Emily HaeslerAcademic Unit of General Practice, Australian National University Medical School, Canberra, Australia.
Ginny SargentNational Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health (NCEPH), Research School of Population Health, ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Alex StevensonAcademic Unit of General Practice, Australian National University Medical School, Canberra, Australia.
Mark HarrisCentre for Primary Health Care and Equity, Centre for Obesity Management and Prevention Research Excellence in Primary Health Care (COMPaRE-PHC), UNSW, Sydney, Australia.
Kirsty DouglasAcademic Unit of General Practice, Australian National University Medical School, Canberra, Australia.

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Abstract

backgroundThe role of family doctors in the management of obesity in primary care will become increasingly important as more of the adult population become overweight or obese. Having a solid understanding of the family doctor's role as a sole practitioner is important for supporting practitioners in providing patient care and for informing future research.

objectiveThe purpose of this paper is to describe a protocol for a scoping review that aims to examine and map the current research base for the role of the family doctor in managing adults who are overweight or obese.

methodsThis scoping review is based on the methodology as described by the Joanna Briggs Institute which involves final consultation with stakeholders. Two reviewers (ES, NE) will be responsible for the iterative development of a search strategy based on the basic initial search terms obesity, doctor and primary care. Black and grey literature will be searched to elucidate any manuscripts involving the family doctor in the management of adults who are overweight or obese. A customised data extraction tool will be used to collect relevant items from each manuscript.

resultsData extraction will expose the role family doctors are playing in obesity management in all stages of research including recruitment, intervention or as a control group. By looking at a broad scope of manuscripts we will discover the family doctor's role as portrayed in research, in international guidelines and by peak bodies. We will also determine if there are any gaps in the research base.

conclusionThis protocol describes a scoping review that will illustrate the supporting international research for the role family doctors are playing in the management of adults who are overweight or obese. Scoping of the international literature will then be translated for Australian primary care.

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AdultsFamily doctorGeneral practitionerObesityOverweightPrimary carePrimary care physician

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PMID26753108
PMCPMC4695474

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