The development of a minimal intervention strategy to address overweight and obesity in adult primary care patients in The Netherlands

Background. Currently, overweight and obesity do not receive the attention they deserve from the Dutch GPs, mostly because of a lack of an effective intervention strategy to tackle this difficult health problem. Objective. To develop a minimal intervention strategy (MIS) addressing overweight and obesity among adult primary care patients, resulting in a prototype. Methods. Following the intervention mapping protocol, the MIS is based on literature study, existing interventions, psychosocial theories, stakeholder interviews and a questionnaire study among stakeholders. This led to the developme... Mehr ...