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A Randomized, Controlled Pilot Study of a Patient-Initiated Approach to Increasing Weight Communication in Primary Care
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Brief waiting room pamphlet for Obesity and 2 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 62 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This study tests the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of using a brief pamphlet in the primary care waiting room focused on promoting patient-initiated weight-related discussions in primary care appointments.
Study Details
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Interventions
An experiential pamphlet including brief assessment questions and recommended questions for the participant to ask their physician based on their responses. Areas covered in the pamphlet include patients' knowledge of weight status and implications of weight, confidence in physicians' abilities to treat weight, stage of change for weight-related behaviors, and comfort in discussing their weight.