ArticleJournal of obesity & metabolic syndrome2020
Perceptions, Attitudes, Behaviors, and Barriers to Effective Obesity Care in South Korea: Results from the ACTION-IO Study.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Clinical and Humanistic Burden of Adult Obesity in Asia-Pacific: A Systematic Literature Review.Advances in therapy · 2025Pooled it
- Attitude and Belief of Healthcare Professionals Towards Effective Obesity Care and Perception of Barriers; An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Archives of Iranian medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Perceptions, Attitudes and Barriers to Obesity Management in Pakistan: Country-Specific Analysis From the ACTION-APAC Study.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2026Article
- The landscape of adult obesity in Malaysia: a mapping of evidence and contemporary narrative review.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2026Review
- Perceptions, attitudes, and practices influencing management of obesity in Ireland-The Awareness, Care and Treatment in Obesity maNagement, (ACTION) Ireland study.Obesity pillars · 2025Article
- "Just put in a little more effort": the help-seeking experience of patients living with obesity.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2025Article
- Oral health awareness, self-care practices, and lived experiences among cancer patients in Ethiopia: a mixed-methods study.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Perceptions, Attitudes, Behaviours and Barriers in Obesity Care: Findings from the ACTION-Vietnam Study.Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies · 2025Article
- Telemedicine Booths for Screening Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Prospective Multicenter Study.JMIR human factors · 2025Article
- Perceptions, attitudes, and management of obesity in East Asians vs global: A pooled analysis of the ACTION IO survey.Journal of diabetes investigation · 2025Article
- ACTION Malaysia-perception and barriers to obesity management among people with obesity and healthcare professionals in Malaysia.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Providing a common language for obesity: the European Association for the Study of Obesity obesity taxonomy.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2025Review
- Early versus late-onset of weight struggles among patients with obesity: Data from the ACTION-IO study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- ACTION-FRANCE: Insights into Perceptions, Attitudes, and Barriers to Obesity Management in France.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Survey of Information Acquisition and Satisfaction after Bariatric Surgery at a Tertiary Hospital in Korea.Journal of obesity & metabolic syndrome · 2024Article
- Does the Prevalence of Obesity in the Different Regions of Spain Influence the Attitudes, Perception, and Barriers to Its Treatment?Obesity facts · 2024Article
- The art of diabetes care: guidelines for a holistic approach to human and social factors.Journal of Yeungnam medical science · 2023Article
- Perceptions, attitudes and barriers to obesity management: Japanese data from the ACTION-IO study.Journal of diabetes investigation · 2021Observational
- Perceptions, Attitudes, and Barriers to Obesity Care in Mexico: Data From the ACTION-IO Study.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2021Article
- Barriers to Obesity Management: Patient and Physician Factors.Journal of obesity & metabolic syndrome · 2020Article
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Abstract
Background: The prevalence of obesity is increasing in South Korea. We aimed to identify the perceptions, attitudes, behaviors, and barriers to effective obesity care in South Korea. Methods: The Awareness, Care, and Treatment In Obesity maNagement-an International Observation (ACTION-IO) study was a cross-sectional survey conducted in 11 countries. Respondents were people with obesity (PwO; body mass index ≥25 kg/m Results: The survey was completed by 1,500 PwO and 200 HCPs in South Korea. PwO (78%) and HCPs (81%) agreed that obesity is a chronic disease, but more PwO (84%) believed that obesity has an extreme impact on their overall health compared with HCPs (65%). Most PwO felt completely responsible for their own weight loss (81%), and 78% reported at least one serious weight loss attempt in the past. In contrast, HCPs reported that, on average, only 35% of their patients with obesity had made a serious attempt at losing weight. Only 31% of PwO had discussed weight with their HCP in the past 5 years; of those, 78% appreciated that HCPs initiated these conversations. Short appointment times restricted weight loss discussions for 70% of HCPs, and 29% of HCPs expressed complete comfort with such conversations. Conclusion: South Korean PwO are motivated to lose weight and have expressed interest in HCPs being more active in their weight management. Further nationwide efforts may be required to lower the barriers to education about obesity and effective weight loss discussion and management.
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