Dutch General Practitioners’ weight management policy for overweight and obese patients
| Autor: | J. Tol, Cindy Veenhof, I.C.S. Swinkels, Ineke van der Wulp, Corelien J J Kloek |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Public and occupational health, EMGO - Quality of care |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Referral Epidemiology Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism education Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Context (language use) Overweight General practitioners Weight management medicine Obesity Preventive healthcare Public health Descriptive statistics business.industry Health Policy Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Referral and consultation medicine.disease Family medicine medicine.symptom business Research Article |
| Zdroj: | BMC obesity BMC Obesity, 1:2. BioMed Central Ltd. Kloek, C J J, Tol, J, Veenhof, C, van der Wulp, I & Swinkels, I C S 2014, ' Dutch General Practitioners’ weight management policy for overweight and obese patients ', BMC Obesity, vol. 1, 2 . https://doi.org/10.1186/2052-9538-1-2 |
| ISSN: | 2052-9538 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/2052-9538-1-2 |
| Popis: | Background General practitioners (GPs) can play an important role in both the prevention and management of overweight and obesity. Current general practice guidelines in the Netherlands allow room for GPs to execute their own weight management policy. Objective To examine GPs’ current weight management policy and the factors associated with this policy. Methods 800 Dutch GPs were asked to complete a questionnaire in December 2012. The questionnaire items were based on the Dutch Obesity Standard for GPs. The data were analyzed by means of descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression analyses in 2013. Results In total, 307 GPs (39.0%) responded. Most respondents (82.9%) considered weight management as part of their responsibility for providing care. GPs aged |
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