Effects of counseling techniques on patients' weight-related attitudes and behaviors in a primary care clinic

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 363-368

  Cox, Mary E ^a,b   Yancy, William S ^a,c   Coffman, Cynthia J ^a,c   Østbye, Truls ^a   Tulsky, James A ^a,c   Alexander, Stewart C ^a,c   Brouwer, Rebecca J Namenek ^a   Dolor, Rowena J ^a,c   Pollak, Kathryn I ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Medical Clinic of North Texas   (United States)

^c DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Confidence; Exercise; Motivation; Nutrition; Patient centered counseling; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPATHY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; COUNSELING; EMPATHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NORTH CAROLINA; OVERWEIGHT; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PATIENTS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAPE RECORDING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 81555214485     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2011.01.024     Document Type: Article

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