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The impact of physician weight discussion on weight loss in US adults.

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Pool, AC; Kraschnewski, JL; Cover, LA; Lehman, EB; Stuckey, HL; Hwang, KO; Pollak, KI; Sciamanna, CN
Published in: Obes Res Clin Pract
2014

PROBLEM: The increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity in the United States and worldwide is at epidemic levels. Physicians may play a vital role in addressing this epidemic. We aimed to examine the association of a physician's discussion of patients’ weight status with self-reported weight loss. We hypothesized that physician discussion of patients’ being overweight is associated with increased weight loss in patients with overweight and obesity. METHODS: Data analysis of participants (n = 5054) in the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES) in 2005-2008. The main outcome was rates of self-reported weight loss and the association with physicians’ discussion of their patients’ weight status. RESULTS: Overweight and obese participants were significantly more likely to report a 5% weight loss in the past year if their doctor had told them they were overweight (adjusted OR (AOR) 1.88; 95% CI 1.45-2.44; AOR 1.79; 95% CI 1.30-2.46, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Physicians’ direct discussion of their patients’ weight status is associated with clinically significant patient weight loss and may be a targetable intervention. Further studies are needed to determine if increasing physician discussion of patients’ weight status leads to significant weight loss.

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Obes Res Clin Pract

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ISSN

1871-403X

Publication Date

2014

Volume

8

Issue

2

Start / End Page

e131 / e139

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight Reduction Programs
  • Weight Loss
  • United States
  • Referral and Consultation
  • Prevalence
  • Physician-Patient Relations
  • Perception
  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Overweight
  • Nutrition Surveys
 

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Pool, A. C., Kraschnewski, J. L., Cover, L. A., Lehman, E. B., Stuckey, H. L., Hwang, K. O., … Sciamanna, C. N. (2014). The impact of physician weight discussion on weight loss in US adults. Obes Res Clin Pract, 8(2), e131–e139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2013.03.003
Pool, Andrew C., Jennifer L. Kraschnewski, Lindsay A. Cover, Erik B. Lehman, Heather L. Stuckey, Kevin O. Hwang, Kathryn I. Pollak, and Christopher N. Sciamanna. “The impact of physician weight discussion on weight loss in US adults.Obes Res Clin Pract 8, no. 2 (2014): e131–39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2013.03.003.
Pool AC, Kraschnewski JL, Cover LA, Lehman EB, Stuckey HL, Hwang KO, et al. The impact of physician weight discussion on weight loss in US adults. Obes Res Clin Pract. 2014;8(2):e131–9.
Pool, Andrew C., et al. “The impact of physician weight discussion on weight loss in US adults.Obes Res Clin Pract, vol. 8, no. 2, 2014, pp. e131–39. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.orcp.2013.03.003.
Pool AC, Kraschnewski JL, Cover LA, Lehman EB, Stuckey HL, Hwang KO, Pollak KI, Sciamanna CN. The impact of physician weight discussion on weight loss in US adults. Obes Res Clin Pract. 2014;8(2):e131–e139.
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Published In

Obes Res Clin Pract

DOI

ISSN

1871-403X

Publication Date

2014

Volume

8

Issue

2

Start / End Page

e131 / e139

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight Reduction Programs
  • Weight Loss
  • United States
  • Referral and Consultation
  • Prevalence
  • Physician-Patient Relations
  • Perception
  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Overweight
  • Nutrition Surveys