Effects of Education and Experience on Primary Care Providers' Perspectives of Obesity Treatments during a Pragmatic Trial.
Sean J IwamotoDavid R SaxonAdam TsaiErin LeisterRebecca SpeerHilde HeynElizabeth KealeyElizabeth Juarez-ColungaKimberly A GudzuneSara N BleichJeanne ClarkDaniel BessesenPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2018)
PCPs initially overvalued exercise and undervalued weight-loss medications. PCPs exposed to education and experience gave higher comfort and effectiveness ratings to weight-loss medications.
Keyphrases
- weight loss
- bariatric surgery
- primary care
- roux en y gastric bypass
- healthcare
- gastric bypass
- study protocol
- quality improvement
- randomized controlled trial
- glycemic control
- weight gain
- systematic review
- clinical trial
- physical activity
- phase iii
- obese patients
- metabolic syndrome
- phase ii
- insulin resistance
- type diabetes
- general practice
- adipose tissue
- skeletal muscle
- body mass index