Background: Obesity is at epidemic proportions. This study examined the extent to which
obesity is being diagnosed at a community health center residency-training site. Results …

OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether primary care physicians document obesity as a diagnosis
and formulate a management plan. PATIENTS AND METHODS The Mayo Clinic primary …

Methods De-identified health records of 6,195 adult patients with BMI? 25 kg/m2 seen by a
family physician over a 2-year period were included. Using multivariate logistic regression …

Background: Many healthcare professionals consider obese individuals to be unmotivated
and to lack the willpower to follow through with weight-loss plans. This attitude may result in …

Study design Prospective cross-sectional study of 289 patients in 7 family practice clinics of
Clalit Health Services in Israel. Methods Two hundred eighty-nine patients from 7 family …

Background Obesity recognition in primary care is important to address the epidemic. We
aimed to evaluate primary care clinician-reported documentation, management practices …

BACKGROUND In response to dramatic increases in obesity prevalence, clinical guidelines
urge health care providers to prevent and treat obesity more aggressively. OBJECTIVE To …

Purpose: To determine whether primary care physicians can accurately assess body mass
index (BMI) by visual inspection and to assess barriers related to the diagnosis and …

Arch Fam Med -- National Patterns of Physician Activities Related to Obesity Management, July
2000, Stafford et al. 9 (7): 631 JAMA & ARCHIVES Arch Fam Med SEARCH GO TO …

Background: Research on the diagnosis and management of obesity in primary cure is
limited. Our study goals were to describe the rate of obesity in a primary care setting, to …