Divergence of patient and clinician perceptions of obesity and weight management
B Kulzer, T Wehrhahn, L Kaplan, A Golden, P O'Neil, J Nadglowski, R Kolotkin, T Kyle, M Look, N Dhurandhar, C Lum, M Donsmark · Diabetologie und Stoffwechsel · 2016 · Heft 04
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Zusammenfassung
The ACTION (Awareness, Care & Treatment In Obesity MaNagement) study was designed to identify barriers reported by people with obesity (PWO) and clinicians that may hinder the initiation of treatment. Focus groups including 43 PWO (class I: N = 14; class II: N = 13; class III: N = 16) and interviews with 24 clinicians (12 primary care providers and 12 obesity specialists) were conducted, transcribed, and coded thematically. Most (75%) of PWO perceived themselves as 'healthy', although nearly three-quarters had obesity-related comorbidities. While PWO and clinicians considered obesity a combination of disease and…
