Primary care providers' communication with patients during weight counseling: A focus group study

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 152-157

  Gudzune, Kimberly A ^a   Clark, Jeanne M ^a,b,c   Appel, Lawrence J ^a,b,c   Bennett, Wendy L ^a,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Counseling; Focus groups; Obesity; Patient provider communication

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MOTIVATION; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OBESITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; UNITED STATES; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WEIGHT COUNSELING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; COUNSELING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MARYLAND; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; OBESITY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TAPE RECORDING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84866617868     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2012.06.033     Document Type: Article

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