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Observational studyPrimary health care research & development2019

Communication between patients and primary care physicians after behavioural weight loss: an observational study.

Jocelyn E Remmert, Adam G Tsai, Savannah R Roberts, Meghan L Butryn

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Observational study in Primary health care research & development, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Jocelyn E RemmertCenter for Weight, Eating, and Lifestyle Science, Department of Psychology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8438-8337
Adam G TsaiDepartments of Internal Medicine and Metabolic-Surgical Weight Management, Kaiser Permanente, Denver, USA.
Savannah R RobertsCenter for Weight, Eating, and Lifestyle Science, Department of Psychology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA.
Meghan L ButrynCenter for Weight, Eating, and Lifestyle Science, Department of Psychology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA.

Funding

An innovative, physical activity-focused approach to weight loss maintenanceR01DK100345 · NIDDK · DREXEL UNIVERSITY · PI BUTRYN, MEGHAN · 2014 to 2018
$2.5M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK100345
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary care physicians can play a key role in supporting patients after behavioural weight loss, though little is known about communication between patients and physicians during this time. Adults (n=139) in a behavioural weight loss trial (delivered outside of primary care) who attended a primary care appointment after an initial weight loss period were surveyed to assess weight-related communication at their most recent appointment. Most participants (78%) reported discussing weight with their physician. Participants who discussed weight, compared to those who did not, lost more weight, had higher blood pressure, and were more likely to be male. Most (89%) reported that their physician was supportive of their weight loss, but only a few participants (6.9%) reported that their physician gave feedback on medical parameters. Areas for improvement identified include physicians providing universal support for modest weight changes and providing interpretation of medical measurements that changed due to weight loss.

Indexed as

CommunicationHealth BehaviorPhysicians, Primary CareWeight LossFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPhysician-Patient Relationslifestyle modificationobesityprimary care

Identifiers

PMID32799979
PMCPMC8060814

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