Perceived judgment about weight can negatively influence weight loss: A cross-sectional study of overweight and obese patients

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue , 2014, Pages 103-107

  Gudzune, Kimberly A ^a,b   Bennett, Wendy L ^a,b   Cooper, Lisa A ^a,b,c   Bleich, Sara N ^c  

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

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Obesity; Patient provider; Primary care; Psychosocial research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; WEIGHT REDUCTION; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERWEIGHT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVISM; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OVERWEIGHT; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84896860436     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.02.001     Document Type: Article

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