Anticipated barriers and enablers to signing up for a weight management program after receiving an opportunistic referral from a general practitioner.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

General Practitioners (GP) are advised to opportunistically refer patients with overweight or obesity to a tier 2 weight management program, but few patients sign up after receiving the referral. Signing up to a weight management program is a behaviour, as such, behaviour change interventions are needed to increase sign ups. However, no research has explored the influences on signing up after an opportunistic referral specifically.

Aim

To investigate the influences (i.e., barriers and enablers) on signing up to a tier 2 weight management service after receiving an opportunistic referral from a GP, using a theoretical framework to inform intervention development.

Method

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 residents from the London borough of

SUBMITTER: Gericke C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10552260 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature