Obesity and Patient Activation: Confidence, Communication, and Information Seeking Behavior.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction/objectives

Patient activation describes the knowledge, skills, and confidence that allow patients to actively engage in managing their health. Prior studies have found a strong relationship between patient activation and clinical outcomes, costs of care, and patient experience. Patients who are obese or overweight may be less engaged than normal weight patients due to lower confidence or stigma associated with their weight. The objective of this study is to examine whether weight status is associated with patient activation and its sub-domains (confidence, communication, information-seeking behavior).

Methods

This repeated cross-sectional study of the 2011 to 2013 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) included a nationally representative sample of 13,721 Me

SUBMITTER: Chang JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9561656 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature