Interest, Resources, and Preferences for Weight Loss Programs among Primary Care Patients with Obesity.
Demetrius A Abshire, Shelli Gibbs, Crystal McManus and 2 others
PMID 32331826WHAT IT FOUND
Most surveyed primary care patients with obesity wanted a weight loss program.
They preferred face-to-face individual or group support led by a nutritionist, not a registered nurse; phone-based group programs were least preferred.
Key findings
01Of 77 patients surveyed, approximately 90% expressed interest in participating in a weight loss program.
02Among 36 usable rankings on a 1 to 9 scale where lower is stronger preference, face-to-face individual and group programs were preferred (average 2.7 and 3.9), and phone-based group was least preferred (average 6.1).
03Among 43 usable rankings on a 1 to 7 scale where lower is stronger preference, a nutritionist was preferred as program leader (average 2.6), while a registered nurse was least preferred (average 5.0).
STILL TO COME
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What it does not show
The study used convenience recruitment at one primary care clinic in the Southeast US. Only 36 patients provided usable modality rankings, 43 provided usable leader rankings, and 74 provided usable content responses. Invalid, blank, and rank-order errors were excluded, including some participants apparently using a 1 to 10 scale. No data were collected on patients who declined the survey, so findings may reflect patients already interested in weight loss. More than 90% of participants were female, so findings may not generalize to men. The survey measured stated interest and preferences, not weight loss outcomes, attendance, or program effectiveness.
Declared interests
The authors declared no competing interests. The publication types indicate NIH extramural and non-U.S. government research support.
The easy way to misread this
Do not treat these stated preferences as evidence that a preferred program will cause weight loss or improve health. The survey measured interest, resources, and rankings, not outcomes.