SynthesisArchives of Iranian medicine2023
Attitude and Belief of Healthcare Professionals Towards Effective Obesity Care and Perception of Barriers; An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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- Health Care Professionals' Barriers and Facilitators for the Implementation of Lifestyle Interventions Targeting Weight Loss in Primary Care - A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies.Current obesity reports · 2026Pooled it
- Development of a core competency evaluation indicator system for weight management nurses: a Delphi and analytic hierarchy process study.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- Attitudes and beliefs of healthcare workers towards obese persons in occupied Palestinian territories: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Management of Patients With Comorbid Asthma and Obesity: A Large Language Model Evaluation of Clinical Documentation.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice · 2026Article
- A Psychiatric Perspective on Bariatric Surgery and Obesity: What Do Psychiatrists Think and Do? A Cross-Sectional Survey Study.Turk psikiyatri dergisi = Turkish journal of psychiatry · 2026Article
- Obesity competencies for healthcare professionals: a scoping review.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Overweight, Obesity, and Associated Risk Factors among Students at the Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundObesity is a serious chronic disease that adversely affects health and quality of life. However, a significant percentage of people do not participate in or adhere to weight loss programs. Therefore, a multidisciplinary approach is needed to identify critical barriers to effective obesity management and to examine health practitioners' attitudes and behaviors towards effective obesity treatment.
methodsThis systematic review was conducted in accordance with PRISMA 2020. Eligible studies were identified through a systematic review of the literature using Medline, Scopus, Cochrane, Google Scholar, Web of Science, and Embase databases from January 1, 2011 to March 2, 2021.
resultsA total of 57 articles were included. Data on 12663 physicians were extracted from a total of 35 quantitative articles. Some of the most commonly perceived attitude issues included "obesity has a huge impact on overall health", "obesity is a disease" and "HCPs are to blame". Health professionals were more inclined to believe in "using BMI to assess obesity," "advice to increase physical activity," and "diet/calorie reduction advice." The major obstacles to optimal treatment of obesity were "lack of motivation", "lack of time" and "lack of success".
conclusionAlthough the majority of health care professionals consider obesity as a serious disease which has a large impact on overall health, counseling for lifestyle modification, pharmacologic or surgical intervention occur in almost half of the visits. Increasing the length of physician visits as well as tailoring appropriate training programs could improve health care for obesity.
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