Incorporating Lifestyle Medicine Into Primary Care Practice: Perceptions and Practices of Family Physicians.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Lifestyle medicine (LM) uses therapeutic lifestyle behavior change to address the root causes of chronic diseases. The purpose of this study was to assess family physicians' perceptions and utilization of LM principles in their primary care practices, as well as identify reported barriers to implementation. Methods: A survey was administered to 5770 family physicians registered with the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). The survey questions assessed the gap between perception and practice of LM core competencies and the 6 domains of LM. Results: The responses from 447 family physicians were included in the study. Respondents' perceived importance and reported practice was higher for clinical skills compared to the community partnerships and ad

SUBMITTER: Bharati R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10498979 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature