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Perceptions, attitudes, and barriers toward obesity management in Saudi Arabia: Data from the ACTION-IO study
BACKGROUND: The ACTION IO study (NCT03584191) aimed to identify perceptions, attitudes, behaviors, and potential barriers to effective obesity care across people with obesity (PwO) and healthcare professionals (HCPs). Results from Saudi Arabia are presented here. METHODS: A survey was conducted from...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8265404/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33666177 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/sjg.sjg_500_20 |
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author | Alfadda, Assim A Al Qarni, Ali Alamri, Khalid Ahamed, Shaik Shaffi Abo’ouf, Shaza Mohammed Shams, Mahmoud Abdelfattah, Waleed Al Shaikh, Abdulrahman |
author_facet | Alfadda, Assim A Al Qarni, Ali Alamri, Khalid Ahamed, Shaik Shaffi Abo’ouf, Shaza Mohammed Shams, Mahmoud Abdelfattah, Waleed Al Shaikh, Abdulrahman |
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description | BACKGROUND: The ACTION IO study (NCT03584191) aimed to identify perceptions, attitudes, behaviors, and potential barriers to effective obesity care across people with obesity (PwO) and healthcare professionals (HCPs). Results from Saudi Arabia are presented here. METHODS: A survey was conducted from June to September 2018. In Saudi Arabia, eligible PwO were ≥18 years with a self reported body mass index of ≥30 kg/m(2). Eligible HCPs were in direct patient care. RESULTS: The survey was completed by 1,000 PwO and 200 HCPs in Saudi Arabia. Many PwO (68%) and HCPs (62%) agreed that obesity is a chronic disease. PwO felt responsible for their weight management (67%), but 71% of HCPs acknowledged their responsibility to contribute. Overall, 58% of PwO had discussed weight with their HCP in the past 5 years, 46% had received a diagnosis of obesity, and 44% had a follow up appointment scheduled. Although 50% of PwO said they were motivated to lose weight, only 39% of HCPs thought their patients were motivated to lose weight. Less than half of PwO (39%) and HCPs (49%) regarded genetic factors as a barrier to weight loss. Many PwO had seriously attempted weight loss (92%) and achieved ≥5% weight loss (61%), but few maintained their weight loss for >1 year (5%). CONCLUSION: Saudi Arabian results have revealed misperceptions among PwO and HCPs about obesity, highlighting opportunities for further education and training about obesity including the biologic basis and clinical management. |
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spelling | pubmed-82654042021-07-16 Perceptions, attitudes, and barriers toward obesity management in Saudi Arabia: Data from the ACTION-IO study Alfadda, Assim A Al Qarni, Ali Alamri, Khalid Ahamed, Shaik Shaffi Abo’ouf, Shaza Mohammed Shams, Mahmoud Abdelfattah, Waleed Al Shaikh, Abdulrahman Saudi J Gastroenterol Original Article BACKGROUND: The ACTION IO study (NCT03584191) aimed to identify perceptions, attitudes, behaviors, and potential barriers to effective obesity care across people with obesity (PwO) and healthcare professionals (HCPs). Results from Saudi Arabia are presented here. METHODS: A survey was conducted from June to September 2018. In Saudi Arabia, eligible PwO were ≥18 years with a self reported body mass index of ≥30 kg/m(2). Eligible HCPs were in direct patient care. RESULTS: The survey was completed by 1,000 PwO and 200 HCPs in Saudi Arabia. Many PwO (68%) and HCPs (62%) agreed that obesity is a chronic disease. PwO felt responsible for their weight management (67%), but 71% of HCPs acknowledged their responsibility to contribute. Overall, 58% of PwO had discussed weight with their HCP in the past 5 years, 46% had received a diagnosis of obesity, and 44% had a follow up appointment scheduled. Although 50% of PwO said they were motivated to lose weight, only 39% of HCPs thought their patients were motivated to lose weight. Less than half of PwO (39%) and HCPs (49%) regarded genetic factors as a barrier to weight loss. Many PwO had seriously attempted weight loss (92%) and achieved ≥5% weight loss (61%), but few maintained their weight loss for >1 year (5%). CONCLUSION: Saudi Arabian results have revealed misperceptions among PwO and HCPs about obesity, highlighting opportunities for further education and training about obesity including the biologic basis and clinical management. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021-03-02 /pmc/articles/PMC8265404/ /pubmed/33666177 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/sjg.sjg_500_20 Text en Copyright: © 2021 Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Alfadda, Assim A Al Qarni, Ali Alamri, Khalid Ahamed, Shaik Shaffi Abo’ouf, Shaza Mohammed Shams, Mahmoud Abdelfattah, Waleed Al Shaikh, Abdulrahman Perceptions, attitudes, and barriers toward obesity management in Saudi Arabia: Data from the ACTION-IO study |
title | Perceptions, attitudes, and barriers toward obesity management in Saudi Arabia: Data from the ACTION-IO study |
title_full | Perceptions, attitudes, and barriers toward obesity management in Saudi Arabia: Data from the ACTION-IO study |
title_fullStr | Perceptions, attitudes, and barriers toward obesity management in Saudi Arabia: Data from the ACTION-IO study |
title_full_unstemmed | Perceptions, attitudes, and barriers toward obesity management in Saudi Arabia: Data from the ACTION-IO study |
title_short | Perceptions, attitudes, and barriers toward obesity management in Saudi Arabia: Data from the ACTION-IO study |
title_sort | perceptions, attitudes, and barriers toward obesity management in saudi arabia: data from the action-io study |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8265404/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33666177 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/sjg.sjg_500_20 |
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