What are Internal medicine residents' attitudes toward obesity as a disease, people living with obesity, and obesity treatment?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Despite the rising prevalence of people living with obesity, physicians are providing suboptimal care to these individuals, which may be a consequence of inadequate education in weight management and negative attitudes toward people living with obesity. Internal Medicine (IM) residency is an ideal setting to address physicians' attitudes toward people living with obesity. However, there is a paucity of recent literature on this topic. This study sought to assess the current attitudes of IM residents toward obesity as a disease, people living with obesity, and obesity treatment.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2020 across two IM programs assessing residents' attitudes toward obesity as a disease, people living with obesity, and obesity treatment.

SUBMITTER: Chae K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10984423 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature