Primary care physicians' knowledge and attitudes about obesity, adherence to treatment guidelines and association with confidence to treat obesity: a Swedish survey study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity is a chronic disease with increasing prevalence. We aimed to explore primary care physicians' knowledge and attitudes about obesity and how knowledge and attitudes are associated with confidence and adherence to obesity guidelines and barriers to obesity treatment.

Methods

A questionnaire survey was sent by e-mail to 1642 primary care physicians in four regions in Sweden. The survey focused on the physicians' knowledge, attitudes towards obesity, confidence in obesity management, adherence to obesity guidelines and barriers to optimal care. We created different statistical indices for knowledge, attitudes and adherence. To analyse the correlation between these indices, we used linear regression analyses.

Results

Replies from 235 primary care physici

SUBMITTER: Carrasco D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9378264 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature