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ArticleJournal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners2019

Competency in obesity management: An educational intervention study with nurse practitioner students.

Sharon M Fruh, Angela Golden, Rebecca J Graves, Leigh A Minchew, Terrie H Platt, Heather R Hall, Susan G Williams, Krista Mehari, Brook M Sims, Caitlyn Hauff and 1 more

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Article in Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Efficacy of interventions aimed at reducing explicit and implicit weight bias in healthcare students: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025
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  6. Perceptions of Adult Obesity Education: A Pilot Study.Journal of medical education and curricular development
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sharon M FruhResearch, Evaluation, and Development, University of South Alabama College of Nursing, Mobile, Alabama.
Angela GoldenHome LLC, Munds Park, Arizona.
Rebecca J GravesSpecial Projects and Evaluation, University of South Alabama College of Nursing, North Mobile, Alabama.
Leigh A MinchewMaternal-Child Nursing, University of South Alabama College of Nursing, Mobile, Alabama.
Terrie H PlattWomen's Health Specialty Option-Maternal Child Nursing, University of South Alabama College of Nursing, Mobile, Alabama.
Heather R HallAdministration, University of South Alabama College of Nursing, Mobile, Alabama.
Susan G WilliamsUniversity of South Alabama College of Nursing Baldwin County Campus, Fairhope, Alabama.
Krista MehariDepartment of Psychology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama.
Brook M SimsCombined-Integrated Clinical and Counseling Psychology Program, University of South Alabama.
Caitlyn HauffHealth Promotion, Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Sport, College of Education and Professional Studies, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL.
Callie CheeseMaternal-Child Nursing, University of South Alabama College of Nursing, Mobile, AL.
University of South Alabama · US

Funding

National Dissemination of I-Corps@NCATS: Accelerating Translation through CommercializationUL1TR003096 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI GUTIERREZ, ORLANDO M, KIMBERLY, ROBERT P. · 2019 to 2023
$43.6M
UAB Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS)UL1TR001417 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI KIMBERLY, ROBERT P. · 2015 to 2018
$31.4M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001417NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR003096
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe National Center for Health Statistics reported that obesity is at epidemic levels in the United States, with an estimated 70.7% of adults affected by overweight and obesity. The disease state of obesity affects all generations and is pervasive among all socioeconomic groups. PURPOSE: This study was designed to examine the impact of implementing educational modules to determine if the intervention improved knowledge and comfort levels for Nurse Practitioner students when managing patients with obesity.

methodsNurse Practitioner students completed a survey regarding knowledge and comfort level in managing patients with obesity. Students then completed modules designed to train health care providers on the management of obesity. A postmodule assessment was administered to determine if the obesity management modules improved competency and perceived skills when treating patients with overweight and obesity.

resultsParticipants' mean score on the knowledge test represented a significant improvement following training. Their comfort level in managing patients with obesity increased. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Implementing these modules in graduate education may be a helpful avenue to improve competency in obesity management. Acknowledging that obesity is a disease and requires a multifaceted approach when helping patients improve their health. This change in perception may lead to better goal-setting with the patient, empathetic understanding, and broader patient involvement in the treatment.

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AdultCurriculumEducational MeasurementEducation, Nursing, GraduateFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNurse PractitionersObesity, MorbidPilot Projects

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PMID31169791
PMCPMC7094771
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