Intervention in obese patients in primary care and adherence to international guidelines

Volume 20 No 13 (2022)

Dr. Ronelsys Martínez Martínez, Dr. Becker Neto Mullo, Dr. Gerardo Emilio Medina Ramirez

DOI: 10.14704/nq.2022.20.13.NQ88020

Abstract

Introduction: In Ecuador, 6 out of 10 people have presented problems of overweight and obesity. An intervention can increase the proportion of patients who are offered weight control. Objective: To compare the proportion of patients offered intervention-based or guidelinebased weight management. Methods: A randomized cross-sectional cluster study was performed, in which two study arms were randomly assigned. Results: An increase in BMI of 1 kg/m2 led to a 3.4% increase in the odds of being offered a weight management intervention. Conclusions: Our personalized intervention failed to improve the implementation of the obesity guideline

Keywords

obesity, primary care, intervention, weight control source: DeCS

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