Perceptions, attitudes and barriers to effective obesity care among people living with obesity and healthcare professionals in China: The ACTION ‐China study
Authors' conclusion
This large, national survey conducted among PLwO and HCPs highlights key barriers to effective obesity care in China, including underestimation of weight status by PLwO and the need for increased communication between HCPs and PLwO regarding weight management.
Study context
- Population
- People living with obesity and healthcare professionals across mainland China, surveyed August–November 2022
- Participants
- 7,000 vs 1,000
- Exposure
- People living with obesity (PLwO) vs healthcare professionals (HCPs)
- PLwOn = 7,000
- HCPsn = 1,000
- Outcome
- Agreed that obesity is a chronic disease
Methodological detailsobservational, descriptive, online survey-based
- Observational
- Descriptive
- Online survey-based
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Most frequent reason for not discussing weight
Reason PLwO believing it was their responsibility to manage their weight · HCPs having more important health issues to discuss
Felt weight management discussions with an HCP would be very or extremely helpful for the patient
- PLwO who discussed weight with an HCP in past 5 years
- 40.8% · 2853 of 7000
- PLwO with negative feelings after most recent discussion
- 30.7%
- PLwO diagnosed with obesity by an HCP
- 34.8% · 2438 of 7000
- PLwO who did not recognize that they had obesity
- 30.0% · 2101 of 7000
Original publication
Perceptions, attitudes and barriers to effective obesity care among people living with obesity and healthcare professionals in China: The ACTION ‐China study. Diabetes Obes Metab. Published 9 August 2024. doi:10.
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