1. Weight Management Practices among Heart and Vascular Health Care Providers in an Ambulatory Setting.
- Author
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Turner, Melly, Burns, Suzanne M., Knight, Laura, Ward, Kathryn, Garo, Adrienne, Morris, Theresa, Hooper, Elizabeth, and Conaway, Mark
- Subjects
OBESITY treatment ,OBESITY risk factors ,REGULATION of body weight ,ACADEMIC medical centers ,ADIPOSE tissues ,OUTPATIENT medical care ,CARDIOVASCULAR system ,CHI-squared test ,CLINICAL pathology ,EMPLOYEES ,EXERCISE ,EXPERIENCE ,HEALTH care teams ,OUTPATIENT services in hospitals ,MEDICAL care ,MEDICAL protocols ,NUTRITIONAL assessment ,OBESITY ,PATIENT education ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,REDUCING diets ,RISK assessment ,SCALE analysis (Psychology) ,SCALES (Weighing instruments) ,SELF-evaluation ,SURVEYS ,PHYSICIAN practice patterns ,PROFESSIONAL practice ,OCCUPATIONAL roles ,BODY mass index ,WAIST circumference ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,DIAGNOSIS - Abstract
In this study, health care providers' assessment, intervention practices, and perceived barriers to weight management approaches in an ambulatory adult heart and vascular setting are reported. Their knowledge of the National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute's The Practical Guide: Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults are also described. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2012