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Health provider identified barriers and facilitators to weight management for individuals with spinal cord injury.

Christine A PellegriniElizabeth BurkhartKayla JonesSherri L LaVela
Published in: Spinal cord (2021)
Healthcare providers identified individual-level, socio-environmental, and organizational barriers and facilitators that influence weight management efforts in individuals with SCI. Future weight management resources and programs should consider addressing common barriers identified by healthcare providers, individuals with SCI, and their caregivers, and develop strategies to promote facilitators to enhance weight management in this population.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • body mass index
  • weight loss
  • physical activity
  • public health
  • spinal cord injury
  • weight gain
  • primary care
  • mental health
  • risk assessment
  • social media
  • climate change
  • human health
  • current status