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DOES PRESENTING PATIENT'S BMI INCREASE DOCUMENTATION OF OBESITY?

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dc.creator Norm Clothier, MD, M. Kim Marvel, PhD, Courtney S. Cruickshank, MS
dc.date 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2015-07-20T22:17:02Z
dc.date.available 2015-07-20T22:17:02Z
dc.identifier 1087-2981
dc.identifier https://doaj.org/article/c4396ae7e3834c1789ed7a73a65cb576
dc.identifier.uri http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/18826
dc.description Purpose: Despite the associated health consequences, obesity is infrequently documented as a problem in medical charts. The purpose of this study is to determine whether a simple intervention (routine listing of the BMI on the medical chart) will increase physician documentation of obesity in the medical record. Methods: Participants were resident physicians in a family medicine residency program. Participants were randomly assigned to either an experimental group or a control group. For experimental group physicians, the Body Mass Index was listed alongside other vital signs of patients seen in an ambulatory setting. Physician documentation of patient obesity was assessed by chart review after patient visits. Documentation was defined as inclusion of obesity on the problem list or in the progress note. Results: The intervention did not significantly increase the rate of documentation of obesity in the medical chart. Several reasons for the lack of change are explored, including the difficulty of treating obesity successfully.
dc.language English
dc.publisher Medical Education Online
dc.relation http://www.med-ed-online.org/res00039.htm
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/1087-2981
dc.rights CC BY
dc.source Medical Education Online, Vol 7, Pp 6- (2002)
dc.subject medical education
dc.subject health professional education
dc.subject peer-reviewed
dc.subject Community-based
dc.subject BMI
dc.subject documentation
dc.subject obesity
dc.subject medical record
dc.subject prevention
dc.subject Special aspects of education
dc.subject LC8-6691
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Medicine (General)
dc.subject R5-920
dc.subject Medicine
dc.subject R
dc.subject DOAJ:Medicine (General)
dc.subject DOAJ:Health Sciences
dc.subject Special aspects of education
dc.subject LC8-6691
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Medicine (General)
dc.subject R5-920
dc.subject Medicine
dc.subject R
dc.subject DOAJ:Medicine (General)
dc.subject DOAJ:Health Sciences
dc.subject Special aspects of education
dc.subject LC8-6691
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Medicine (General)
dc.subject R5-920
dc.subject Medicine
dc.subject R
dc.subject Special aspects of education
dc.subject LC8-6691
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Medicine (General)
dc.subject R5-920
dc.subject Medicine
dc.subject R
dc.subject Special aspects of education
dc.subject LC8-6691
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Medicine (General)
dc.subject R5-920
dc.subject Medicine
dc.subject R
dc.title DOES PRESENTING PATIENT'S BMI INCREASE DOCUMENTATION OF OBESITY?
dc.type article


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