Resident Physician Attitudes and Competence About Obesity Treatment: Need for Improved Education

dc.creator	Nichola J. Davis M.D., M.S
dc.creator	Himani Shishodia, M.D
dc.creator	Bizath Taqui, M.D
dc.creator	Claudia Dumfeh, B.S
dc.creator	Judith Wylie-Rosett, Ed.D., R.D
dc.date	2008-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:27:00Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:27:00Z
dc.identifier	1087-2981
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/b184cd623cfb41d88e15f411288b110d
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/21706
dc.description	Background: Obesity is a common problem in primary care, but little is known about Internal Medicine residents’ attitudes towards obesity treatment.Objective: To describe resident attitudes about obesity treatment.Methods: Cross-sectional survey of 101 Internal Medicine residents in Philadelphia, PA, and Bronx, NY. Responses to 18 items on a Likert scale assessed resident attitudes. Weight loss goals were assessed with open-ended questions to a clinical scenario. ANOVA with trend analysis compared questionnaire responses to resident postgraduate year (PGY) level. Associations between clinic site, PGY level, and dichotomized Likert responses were tested with chi-square analysis.Results: 19% of residents felt competent in prescribing weight loss programs. Few residents (18%) considered the current recommendations of a 5-10% reduction in body weight to be successful in an obese hypothetical patient. Third-year residents reported greater feelings of negativity towards obese patients than first- and second year residents (p<.05)Conclusions: Resident physicians do not feel competent in treating obesity and have unrealistic weight loss goals; third-year residents had more negative attitudes about obese patients compared to residents in their 1st or 2nd year of training. These areas are targets for further resident education about obesity management.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Medical Education Online
dc.relation	obesity;residenteducation;treatment
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1087-2981
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	Medical Education Online, Vol 13 (2008)
dc.subject	http://www.med-ed-online.org/pdf/Res00257.pdf
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Medicine (General)
dc.subject	DOAJ:Health Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
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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
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dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
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dc.title	Resident Physician Attitudes and Competence About Obesity Treatment: Need for Improved Education
dc.type	article