Knowledge and training needs of primary healthcare physicians regarding obesity management in Saudi Arabia

Alomary, Shaker A.; Saeedi, Mohammad Y.; Alotaibi, Tahani; Shehri, Fahad S Al; Bashir, Amal O; Alı̀, Anna; El-Metwally, Ashraf

doi:10.4103/2347-2618.184952

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“…In our current study, nearly 61% of PHCC physicians were in the age group of 25-35 years, whereas the study conducted in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, mentioned that 47% of physicians were in the age group of 25-35 years. The variation in the percentage could be due to a study that was conducted way back in 2014 (nine years ago), and presently, many young graduates are joining PHCC and are also inclined to pursue higher studies [ 13 ].…”

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“…A study conducted in Saudi Arabia found relatively less prevalence of training about obesity management among the PHCC physicians [ 9 ] and also among the PHCC physicians of Kuwait [ 15 ]. Another study conducted in Saudi Arabia by Alomary et al, which was published in 2016, stated that 15% of male physicians and 16% of female physicians were trained in the management of obesity [ 13 ]. Lack of training and periodic training about obesity leads physicians to lose confidence in obesity management, have low motivation, and not treat it with interest.…”

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“…On the whole, overall knowledge about obesity management is good, but individual questions, like indications for surgery for obese patients and pharmacological therapy for obese patients, need improvement. Good knowledge about obesity management was noticed in a study conducted in Saudi Arabia by primary health care physicians [13] and also in other international studies conducted in different regions of the Middle Eastern countries like Kuwait and various parts of the world, including France [15,[18][19][20].…”

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“…The questionnaire was developed based on the previous questionnaires [ 10 , 13 ], our research idea supported with a literature review, and also from the experts’ opinions of the Research and Innovation Unit at Family Medicine Academy, Qassim. Before the finalization of the study, an email was communicated to the principal investigator in the Hungary study, and later, a new questionnaire was developed.…”

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Managing Adult Obese Patients at Primary Health Care Centers in Qassim Province, Saudi Arabia

Alnughaymishi,

Sekhar

2024

Cureus

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Background Overweight and obesity have become a global health problem. This study aims to reduce the same problem, primarily with all levels of physicians and the hidden responsibility of all other allied health care workers and communities, including families and individuals. Objective The objective of this study is to determine the knowledge, attitude, and practice among the physicians toward the management of adult obesity at primary health care centers (PHCCs) of Qassim Province, Saudi Arabia. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among the 140 physicians working at the PHCC of Qassim through a self-administered questionnaire. A simple random method was used for the PHCC selection, and all the physicians were included at the PHCC level. Data was collected, cleaned, and analyzed with IBM SPSS Statistics, version 21.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY). Necessary statistical tests were applied. Results The mean age and standard deviation (SD) in the study population were 34.29 ± 9.42, and 55.7% were males. The mean knowledge score and SD of correct answers were 4.61 ± 1.31. About four or more questions were answered correctly out of six knowledge questions (80.7%, n = 113). Out of 13 questions, the mean ± SD of correct practice questions was 9.88 ± 2.02. The mean ± SD of attitude questions was 8.06 ± 1.13. About 33 (23.6%) of the study population received obesity training courses. Conclusions Based on the study results, good knowledge, practice, and attitude were observed among the PHCC physicians of Qassim. However, a smaller number of physicians received obesity training in the study.

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Managing Adult Obese Patients at Primary Health Care Centers in Qassim Province, Saudi Arabia

Alnughaymishi,

Sekhar

2024

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“…This study demonstrates major roles of barriers as, lack of clinician’s knowledge and skills, poor patient motivation and limited parental involvement. A recent survey of 707 Saudi physicians identified training needs to manage obesity, especially in counseling for nutrition and physical activity 22. Likewise, a USA based study emphasized multidisciplinary weight management programs, where PHC Physicians mainly focused on, family, diet, physical activity, and behavior therapy 23.…”

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Childhood and adolescent obesity: Primary Health Care Physicians’ perspectives from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Background & Objectives:Primary health care (PHC) physicians are foremost to confront childhood and adolescent obesity. Our objective was to evaluate PHC Physicians perspectives for managing overweight/obesity in children and adolescents.Methods:PHC services from eight public hospitals in Riyadh participated. A self-administered tool maintaining anonymity evaluated facilitators and barriers for managing overweight/obese children and adolescent patients. Physicians who ‘always’ recommended weight management for an overweight / obese patient during past year, by involving patient, parents, and others were classified as having positive and appropriate practice.Results:Of the 58 respondents, 51.7% had appropriate practices. Lack of patient motivation (82.2%), and parental involvement (70.7%) were the major barriers. Physicians with appropriate practices differed in perspectives from those with less appropriate practices by attending continued education forums (p<0.026), referring patients to sub-specialty (p< 0.041), clinical knowledge (p<0.039), convinced on interventions (p<0.017), low concern for precipitating eating disorders (p<0.019), comfortable in examining obese patients (p<0.020), and considered patient’s readiness for weight change (p< 0.007).Conclusion:Efforts are needed to equip PHC physicians in managing overweight and obesity in Saudi children and adolescents.

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Physicians’ attitudes towards obesity management in the primary care clinics in Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates: A qualitative study

Elbarazi,

Lootah,

Al Shamsi

et al. 2023

International Journal of Healthcare Management

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Knowledge and training needs of primary healthcare physicians regarding obesity management in Saudi Arabia

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Managing Adult Obese Patients at Primary Health Care Centers in Qassim Province, Saudi Arabia

Managing Adult Obese Patients at Primary Health Care Centers in Qassim Province, Saudi Arabia

Childhood and adolescent obesity: Primary Health Care Physicians’ perspectives from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Physicians’ attitudes towards obesity management in the primary care clinics in Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates: A qualitative study

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