Overweight and obese adults have low intentions of seeking weight-related care: a cross-sectional survey
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of obesity is growing worldwide. Obesity guidelines recommend increasing the level of weight-related care for persons with elevated levels of weight-related health risk (WRHR). However, there seems to be a discrepancy between need for and use of weight-related care. The primary aim of this study is to examine predisposing factors that may influence readiness to lose weight and intention to use weight-related care in an overweight population. METHODS: A population-based, cross-sectional survey was conducted. Data were collected using an online self-administered questi... Mehr ...
| Verfasser: |
Tol, Jacqueline
Swinkels, Ilse C
De Bakker, Dinny H
Veenhof, Cindy
Seidell, Jaap C |
| Dokumenttyp: |
Artikel |
| Erscheinungsdatum: |
2014 |
| Reihe/Periodikum: |
Tol , J , Swinkels , I C , De Bakker , D H , Veenhof , C & Seidell , J C 2014 , ' Overweight and obese adults have low intentions of seeking weight-related care: a cross-sectional survey ' , BMC Public Health , vol. 14 , 582 . https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-582 |
| Schlagwörter: |
Adult
/ Body Mass Index
/ Cross-Sectional Studies
/ Diabetes Mellitus
/ Type 2
/ Female
/ Humans
/ Internet
/ Male
/ Middle Aged
/ Netherlands
/ Obesity
/ Overweight
/ Patient Acceptance of Health Care
/ Prevalence
/ Risk Assessment
/ Surveys and Questionnaires
/ Journal Article
/ Research Support
/ Non-U.S. Gov't
/ /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
/ name=SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being |
| Sprache: |
Englisch |
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https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27619825 |
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https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/37eee86f-a770-41eb-91bc-7b24b80aa282 |
