Childhood and adolescent obesity: Primary Health Care Physicians' perspectives from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Primary health care (PHC) physicians are foremost to confront childhood and adolescent obesity. Our objective was to evaluate PHC Physicians perspectives for managing overweight/obesity in children and adolescents. PHC services from eight public hospitals in Riyadh participated. A self-administered...

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Published in:Pakistan journal of medical sciences 2017-01, Vol.33 (1), p.100-105
Main Authors: AlOtaibi, Faiza Nasser, AlOtaibi, Majeedah, AlAnazi, Shiakhah, Al-Gethami, Hanan, AlAteeq, Deemah, Mishiddi, Rowaydah, Siddiqui, Amna Rehana
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Language:English
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Adolescent obesity
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Physicians
Primary health care
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Summary:Primary health care (PHC) physicians are foremost to confront childhood and adolescent obesity. Our objective was to evaluate PHC Physicians perspectives for managing overweight/obesity in children and adolescents. PHC services from eight public hospitals in Riyadh participated. A self-administered tool maintaining anonymity evaluated facilitators and barriers for managing overweight/obese children and adolescent patients. Physicians who 'always' recommended weight management for an overweight / obese patient during past year, by involving patient, parents, and others were classified as having positive and appropriate practice. Of the 58 respondents, 51.7% had appropriate practices. Lack of patient motivation (82.2%), and parental involvement (70.7%) were the major barriers. Physicians with appropriate practices differed in perspectives from those with less appropriate practices by attending continued education forums (p
ISSN:1682-024X
1681-715X
DOI:10.12669/pjms.331.12118