Views of diverse primary care patients on the roles of healthcare providers and staff and the influence of other variables in their weight management

Autor: A. J. Good, Lori Bilello, Tara A. Morrissette, N. E. Rowland, Nipa R. Shah, Guillermo M. Wippold, Carolyn M. Tucker, Jaime L. Williams
Rok vydání: 2017
Předmět:
Male
Health Knowledge
Attitudes
Practice

Endocrinology
Diabetes and Metabolism

Ethnic group
Overweight
0302 clinical medicine
Patient-Centered Care
Weight management
Health care
Medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
Communication
Age Factors
Middle Aged
Culturally Competent Care
Weight Reduction Programs
Income
Female
medicine.symptom
0305 other medical science
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Patients
Attitude of Health Personnel
Primary care
Article
Physicians
Primary Care

White People
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
Sex Factors
Humans
Obesity
Healthcare Disparities
Physician's Role
Poverty
Aged
Physician-Patient Relations
030505 public health
Primary Health Care
Adult patients
business.industry
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
medicine.disease
Black or African American
Health Care Surveys
Family medicine
business
Risk Reduction Behavior
Healthcare providers
Zdroj: Clinical Obesity. 8:11-20
ISSN: 1758-8111
1758-8103
DOI: 10.1111/cob.12225
Popis: The prevalence of overweight/obesity is disproportionately higher among racial/ethnic minority and low-income patients. The purpose of this study was to survey racially diverse, low-income patients regarding their experiences with and desires regarding their providers' involvement in weight management. Adult patients (N = 529), including mostly African American (42.7%), White (44.6%) and low-income (55.5% with incomes
Databáze: OpenAIRE