'Out of sync': a qualitative investigation of patients' experiences of atrial fibrillation and perceptions of weight management.
Rachel Wendy BatesCara BaileyAnne Elizabeth ToppingPublished in: BMJ open (2022)
There was dissatisfaction with the weight management advice received from healthcare professionals including cardiologists. Participants wanted open, non-judgemental discussion of cardiac health implications of overweight/obesity supported by referral to weight management services. Improved communication including research findings regarding the benefits of weight loss as a factor in AF management might increase motivation to adhere to weight-loss advice in this population.
Keyphrases
- weight loss
- bariatric surgery
- roux en y gastric bypass
- weight gain
- atrial fibrillation
- healthcare
- primary care
- gastric bypass
- physical activity
- body mass index
- mental health
- end stage renal disease
- heart failure
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- body weight
- insulin resistance
- prognostic factors
- minimally invasive
- peritoneal dialysis
- venous thromboembolism
- climate change
- mitral valve
- acute coronary syndrome
- health insurance
- direct oral anticoagulants
- oral anticoagulants