Development of a 5As-based technology-assisted weight management intervention for veterans in primary care

Development of a 5As-based technology-assisted weight management intervention for veterans in primary care

Abstract Background Obesity is a worldwide epidemic, and its prevalence is higher among Veterans in the United States. Based on our prior research, primary care teams at a Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital do not feel well-equipped to deliver effective weight management counseling and often lack suffic...

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Main Authors: Katrina F. Mateo, Natalie B. Berner, Natalie L. Ricci, Pich Seekaew, Sandeep Sikerwar, Craig Tenner, Joanna Dognin, Scott E. Sherman, Adina Kalet, Melanie Jay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Obesity
Primary care
Intervention development
Patient centered medical home
VETERANS
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-018-2834-2

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