Unmet Needs In Obesity Management: From Guidelines To Clinic

Keywords

clinical practice guidelines; Obesity; primary care; treatment guidelines

Abstract

Despite the rather slow acceptance of obesity as a disease state, several obesity staging systems and weight-management guidelines have been developed and are in use, along with an ever-growing number of treatment options. Many primary care clinicians, including nurse practitioners (NPs), are at the forefront of clinical efforts to assist individuals with obesity, but face challenges due to lack of alignment and consensus among the various staging systems and guidelines. This is further complicated by shortfalls in clinical training related to obesity management and increasing complexities in reimbursement for obesity-related services. Unmet needs in the management of obesity thus stretch from guidelines to clinic. This article examines the principal barriers to effective management of individuals with obesity and considers how concerns might be overcome, with particular emphasis on the role of the NP.

Publication Date

10-1-2017

Publication Title

Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners

Volume

29

Number of Pages

S30-S42

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1002/2327-6924.12507

Socpus ID

85030994710 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85030994710

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