Patient perspectives about treatment preferences for obesity with complications.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Obesity and many of its comorbidities can be improved by nutritional therapy, lifestyle modification, pharmacotherapy, and surgical intervention. Relatively little is known about patients' preferences for the range of obesity treatments. The present study was undertaken to identify factors that may influence these preferences. By evaluating patient-preferred treatment options and factors influencing patients, treatment adherence and efficacy may be improved. Our objective was to identify factors that influence patient preferences and subsequent choice of obesity treatment among those seeking treatment for obesity-related complications.

Methods

Participatory action research, using purposeful sampling, was used to recruit 33 patients with obesity complications. Recru

SUBMITTER: Craig HC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10804341 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature