Patient Characteristics Associated with Receipt of Prescription Weight-Management Medications Among Veterans Participating in MOVE!

Caroline M ApovianMolly E WaringOmid AmeliJoel I ReismanVarsha G Vimalananda

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2019)

Of patients engaged in MOVE! in the VHA, 1.1% received WMM. WMM are underutilized among veterans. Additional research is needed to understand barriers to incorporating WMM into comprehensive obesity treatment plans.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
weight loss
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
body mass index
peritoneal dialysis
physical activity
smoking cessation