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Physicians’ Weight Loss Counseling in Two Public Hospital Primary Care Clinics
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primary care physicians important source information weight management nevertheless weight loss counseling physicians remains inadequate study sought determine physicians barriers providing weight loss counseling public hospital patients recall physicians weight loss recommendations influence physicians counseling patients understanding motivation behavior regarding weight lossin 2001 four focus groups faculty residents held two primary care clinics affiliated louisiana state university health sciences centershreveport determine barriers providing weight loss counseling scripted probes used uncover consensus norms 200102 structured exit interviews conducted 210 overweight obese patients recruited clinics determine patients recall physicians weight loss recommendations patients understanding relationship weight health stages readiness weight lossphysicians identified major barriers providing weight loss counseling including insufficient confidence knowledge skills obesity underdocumented distinct clinical diagnosis 5 patients recalled given combined weight loss strategy diet exercise however patients recalled counseled lose weight likely understand risks obesity benefits weight loss higher stage readiness weight lossphysicians weight loss counseling significant effect patients understanding motivation weight loss however physicians provided insufficient guidance weight management strategies possibly inadequate counseling skills confidence