Healthcare Professionals' Perspectives of Nonsurgical Care of Older Inpatients with Class II or III Obesity and Comorbidities: A Qualitative Study.

Merridie Rees Clare Elizabeth CollinsEleanor C MajellanoVanessa Marie McDonald

Published in: Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare (2023)

This novel application of the TDF provided broad insights related to the barriers and facilitators in delivering non-surgical care to this hospital population, from the perspective of healthcare professionals. Understanding how these barriers interact can provide strategies to influence behaviour change and assist in the development of a holistic multidisciplinary model of care.

Keyphrases

healthcare
quality improvement
palliative care
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
pain management
affordable care act
insulin resistance
physical activity
weight loss
body mass index
adipose tissue
adverse drug