Prerequisites for primary care in obesity counselling and management: a quantitative, exploratory survey of general practitioners in the federal Republic of Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity, overweight and their associated diseases pose serious challenges to the health system. General practitioners are in an especially favourable position to contribute to obesity prevention, make timely diagnoses, and initiate treatment in their patients. Beyond individual findings, the German-speaking world has a lack of studies giving a reliable reflection of the status quo for obesity management in primary care towards establishing common attitudes and behaviour patterns in treating this patient cohort. The aim of the present study was to determine the opinions, attitudes, experiences, and desires for improvement amongst GPs regarding obesity care. The aim of this study is to serve as a basis for developing an approach towards optimisation.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Wangler J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12522577 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature