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ReviewCurrent obesity reports2024

Expert Opinion on the Utility of Telemedicine in Obesity Care: Recommendations on a Hybrid Multidisciplinary Integrated Care Follow-Up Algorithm.

Fahri Bayram, Alper Sonmez, Sinem Kiyici, Feray Akbas, Meral Kucuk Yetgin, Dilek Yazici, Asim Cingi, Mehmet Sargin, Seniz Unal, Ceren Iseri and 2 more

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Review in Current obesity reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 8 institutions in 1 country.

Fahri BayramDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey.
Alper SonmezDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ankara Guven Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Sinem KiyiciDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Health Sciences Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa, Turkey. drsinemkiyici@gmail.com.
Feray AkbasDepartment of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Meral Kucuk YetginDepartment of Coaching Education, Sport Health Sciences, Marmara University Faculty of Sports Science, Istanbul, Turkey.
Dilek YaziciDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Koc University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Asim CingiDepartment of General Surgery, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Mehmet SarginDepartment of Family Medicine, Istanbul Medeniyet University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Seniz UnalPrivate Clinical Psychology Office, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ceren IseriDepartment of Internal Medicine, Nutrition Science, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey.
Fatih Selami MahmutogluDepartment of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law, Turkish-German University Faculty of Law, Istanbul, Turkey.
Volkan Demirhan YumukDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey.
Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa · TRMarmara University · TRBursa Yuksek Ihtisas Egitim Ve Arastirma Hastanesi · TRErciyes University · TRGüven Hospital · TRIstanbul Medeniyet University · TRKoç University · TRTürkisch-Deutsche Universität · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewThe proposed expert opinion was prepared by a panel of obesity and law specialists from Turkey to review the utility of telemedicine in obesity care and to provide a guidance document with recommendations on a hybrid multidisciplinary integrated care follow-up algorithm and the legislation governing telemedicine practice to assist obesity specialists in practicing the telemedicine. RECENT

findingsThe efficacy and feasibility of telemedicine interventions in supporting obesity management programs even during pandemics confirm that obesity is a particularly well-suited field for telemedicine, emphasizing the strong likelihood of continued utilization of telemedicine in obesity management, beyond the pandemic period. Telemedicine has great potential to address several barriers to ongoing weight-management care, such as challenges of access to specialized care, cost, and time limitations as well as patient adherence to treatment. However, telemedicine practice should complement rather than replace the in-person visits which are unique in building rapport and offering social support. Accordingly, the participating experts recommend the use of a hybrid integrated care model in the management of obesity, with the use of telemedicine, as an adjunct to in-person visits, to enable the provision of suggested intensive obesity management via frequent visits by a multidisciplinary team of obesity specialists. Further research addressing the utility of telemedicine in terms of optimal modality and duration for successful long-term obesity management outcomes is necessary to develop specific guidelines on telemedicine practice. In addition, the legislation governing the norms and protocols on confidentiality, privacy, access, and liability needs to be improved.

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Delivery of Health Care, IntegratedTelemedicineFollow-Up StudiesHumansObesityPandemicsBarriersEfficacyExpert opinionIn-person visitLegislationsObesity careObesity specialistsTelemedicineTele-visitWeight management

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PMID38172478
OpenAlexW4390535840

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