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Diagnosis of Obesity by Primary Care Physicians and Impact on ...


Diagnosis of obesity by primary care physicians and impact on ...

Most obese patients did not have a diagnosis of obesity or an obesity management plan made by their primary care physician.

Diagnosis of Obesity by Primary Care Physicians and Impact on ...

Most obese patients did not have a diagnosis of obesity or an obesity management plan made by their primary care physician.

Diagnosis of Obesity by Primary Care Physicians and Impact on ...

The primary objective of this study was to evaluate whether primary care physicians document obesity as a diagnosis and develop a specific management strategy ...

Diagnosis of Obesity by Primary Care Physicians and Impact on ...

Primary care physicians did not document obesity as a diagnosis or formulate an obesity management plan in most patients.

Diagnosis of obesity by primary care physicians and impact on ...

Diagnosis of obesity was the strongest predictor of formulation of an obesity plan (OR, 2.39; 95% CI, 1.90-3.02). CONCLUSION: Most obese patients did not have a ...

Diagnosis of Obesity by Primary Care Physicians and Impact on ...

Of the 2543 obese patients, 505 (19.9 percent) had a diagnosis of obesity documented, and 574 (22.6 percent) had an obesity management plan documented. ... Staff ...

Diagnosis of Obesity by Primary Care Physicians and Impact ... - Scilit

Diagnosis of Obesity by Primary Care Physicians and Impact on Obesity Management ; ABAditya Bardia ; SHShernan G. Holtan ; JSJeffrey M. Slezak ; WTWarren G.

Overweight and Obesity Management for Primary Care Clinicians

Obesity imposes a substantial health burden and has increased in prevalence in recent years. Despite its health impacts, obesity remains ...

Recorded diagnosis of overweight/obesity in primary care is linked ...

Periodical BMI measurement during visits with primary care pediatricians (PCP) can be central to diagnosing, managing, and treating ...

Primary care physicians' knowledge and attitudes about obesity ...

Replies from 235 primary care physicians yielded a response rate of 14.3%. Most physicians answered correctly that obesity is a disease (91%), ...

Primary Care Physicians' Attitudes about Obesity and Its Treatment

Results: Six hundred twenty physicians responded. They rated physical inactivity as significantly more important than any other cause of obesity ...

Physician's Weight May Influence Obesity Diagnosis and Care

Researchers examined the impact of physician BMI on obesity care and found that physicians with a normal BMI, as compared to overweight and ...

Diagnosis of obesity by primary care physicians and impact on ...

Primary Health Care 100% · Odds Ratio 100% · Obesity Management 100% · Body Mass Index 37% · Medical Examination 25% · Obstructive Sleep Apnea 12% · Diabetes Mellitus ...

Guide for the Management of Obesity in the Primary Care Setting

However, I am concerned about the impact of your weight on your health. ... Primary care physicians' attitudes about obesity and its treatment. Obes Res ...

The Impact of Obesity on Primary Care Visits - Wiley Online Library

Physicians spent less time educating obese patients about their health (p = 0.0062) and more time discussing exercise (p = 0.0075). Obesity was ...

Documentation of Obesity in Electronic Health Records

In another study, Bardia et al found that 19.9% of primary care patients with a BMI of at least 30 had obesity documented as a diagnosis in the ...

Obesity: Assessment and Management in Primary Care | AAFP

Physicians and other health professionals have an important role in promoting preventive measures and encouraging positive lifestyle behaviors, ...

Obesity in Primary Care: Making the Diagnosis

The USPSTF also recommends that once a diagnosis has been established, physicians should offer or refer patients with a body mass Index (BMI) > ...

Discordant Documentation of Obesity Body Mass Index and Obesity ...

Diagnosis of obesity by primary care physicians and impact on obesity management. ... health records of adult primary care patients. JAMA ...

The Most Undertreated Chronic Disease: Addressing Obesity in ...

While obesity-related comorbidities are frequently addressed and treated in primary care (PC), obesity itself is undertreated.