Only 1 in 10 Patients Told to Lose Weight Seek Help From a Health Professional: A Nationally Representative Sample.
Hendrik 'Dirk' de HeerBrian KinslowTaylor LaneRon TuckmanMeghan WarrenPublished in: American journal of health promotion : AJHP (2019)
In a nationally representative sample, only 10.9% of overweight/obese adults told to lose weight by a provider sought help from a health professional with weight loss. This underscores the opportunity for greater health professional involvement with weight management beyond giving recommendations.
Keyphrases
- weight loss
- bariatric surgery
- healthcare
- public health
- roux en y gastric bypass
- weight gain
- mental health
- physical activity
- gastric bypass
- end stage renal disease
- body mass index
- health information
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- type diabetes
- prognostic factors
- primary care
- health promotion
- adipose tissue
- social media
- insulin resistance
- risk assessment
- clinical practice
- patient reported