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Enablers and barriers to implementing obesity assessments in clinical practice: a rapid mixed-methods systematic review.
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- Tackling the complexity of obesity in the US through adaptation of public health strategies.Frontiers in public health · 2025Review
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- 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
- Healthcare Professionals' Perspectives of Nonsurgical Care of Older Inpatients with Class II or III Obesity and Comorbidities: A Qualitative Study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesThis systematic review aims to improve our knowledge of enablers and barriers to implementing obesity-related anthropometric assessments in clinical practice.
designA mixed-methods systematic review. DATA SOURCES: Medline, Embase and CINAHL to November 2021. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Quantitative studies that reported patient factors associated with obesity assessments in clinical practice (general practice or primary care); and qualitative studies that reported views of healthcare professionals about enablers and barriers to their implementation. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS: We used random-effects meta-analysis to pool ratios for categorical predictors reported in ≥3 studies expressed as pooled risk ratio (RR) with 95% CI, applied inverse variance weights, and investigated statistical heterogeneity (I
resultsWe reviewed 22 quantitative (observational) and 3 qualitative studies published between 2004 and 2020. All had ≥50% of the quality items for risk of bias assessments. Obesity assessment in clinical practice was positively associated with patient factors: female sex (RR 1.28, 95% CI 1.10 to 1.50, I
conclusionsOur evidence synthesis revealed several important enablers and barriers to obesity assessments that should inform healthcare professionals and relevant stakeholders to encourage adherence to clinical practice guideline recommendations.
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