Dutch General Practitioners' weight management policy for overweight and obese patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

General practitioners (GPs) can play an important role in both the prevention and management of overweight and obesity. Current general practice guidelines in the Netherlands allow room for GPs to execute their own weight management policy.

Objective

To examine GPs' current weight management policy and the factors associated with this policy.

Methods

800 Dutch GPs were asked to complete a questionnaire in December 2012. The questionnaire items were based on the Dutch Obesity Standard for GPs. The data were analyzed by means of descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression analyses in 2013.

Results

In total, 307 GPs (39.0%) responded. Most respondents (82.9%) considered weight management as part of their responsibility for providing care. GPs

SUBMITTER: Kloek CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4472618 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature