The Joys and Challenges of Delivering Obesity Care: a Qualitative Study of US Primary Care Practices.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity is of epidemic proportion in the USA but most people with obesity do not receive treatment.

Objective

To explore the experience of providing obesity management among primary care clinicians and their team members involved with weight loss in primary care practices. The study's focus was on examining the use of the Medicare payment code for intensive behavioral therapy for obesity (IBT), but other obesity management services and payment mechanisms were also studied.

Design/participants

We conducted 85 interviews of clinicians (physician, advanced practice clinicians, registered dietitian, or other) practicing in primary care practices. Interviews gathered information about treatment approach to obesity, barriers, and facilitators to providing obesity

SUBMITTER: Nederveld A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8390622 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature