Effects of Education and Experience on Primary Care Providers' Perspectives of Obesity Treatments during a Pragmatic Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the impact of a 1-year pragmatic obesity trial on primary care providers' (PCPs) perspectives of treatment.

Methods

PCPs from four intervention clinics (PCP-I) and five control clinics (PCP-C) completed pre- and postintervention surveys on weight-loss counseling, comfort discussing obesity treatments, and perceived effectiveness of interventions; questions were rated on 0 to 10 Likert scales. Only PCP-I received patient updates and education about obesity management.

Results

Eighty PCPs completed preintervention surveys (pre: 71% female, 71% physicians); 82 PCPs completed postintervention surveys (post: 66% female, 70% physicians). PCPs were most comfortable discussing exercise before and after the trial (pre PCP-C: 8.22 [1.44], mean [standard dev

SUBMITTER: Iwamoto S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6168402 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature