Acceptance among the public of weight screening and interventions delivered by dental professionals: observational study
Authors' conclusion
The public is largely receptive to receiving weight screening and the offer of weight interventions from dental teams. Feasibility studies to test the implementation of lifestyle weight interventions in dental settings are required.
Study context
- Population
- Adults recruited from dental practices and community and hospital settings in England and the NIHR Be Part of Research initiative; 22 dental sites
- Participants
- 3,580 adults
- Outcome
- Acceptability of weight screening and the offer of weight-loss support from dental teams
Methodological detailssurvey, observational
- Survey
- Observational
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Comfortable with height and weight measured at a dental appointment
- 60% (n = 2055/3430)
- Acceptable for dental team to offer weight-management support
- 57% (n = 1915/3375)
- Male participants: increased odds of accepting weight screening, OR
- 1.98 (1.66-2.36) (95% CI)
- Non-White race and ethnicity: increased odds of accepting weight screening, OR
- 2.07 (1.42-3.03) (95% CI)
- Male participants: increased odds of accepting support, OR
- 1.79 (1.49-2.13) (95% CI)
- Non-White race and ethnicity: increased odds of accepting support, OR
- 1.62 (1.11-2.37) (95% CI)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Most accepted form of support: information on local weight-management programs
- Accepted information on local weight-management programs
- n = 1989/2379, 83.6%
Original publication
Acceptance among the public of weight screening and interventions delivered by dental professionals: observational study. Obesity (Silver Spring). Published 20 August 2024. doi:10.
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