Results of the ACTION-IO survey in Chilean patients with obesity and health care providers

Autores/as

  • Ada Cuevas Centro Avanzado de Medicina Metabólica y Nutrición (CAMMYN)
  • Rodrigo Alonso Centro Avanzado de Medicina Metabólica y Nutricion, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile; International Atherosclerosis Society, Viale Piave, 35, Milan, Italy
  • Álvaro Contreras Departamento de Obesidad y Diabetes, Clínica Universidad de Los Andes, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
  • Denisse Montt Departamento de Cirugía Universidad de Chile, Independencia, Chile
  • Adriana Rendon Novo Nordisk A/S, Søborg, Denmark

Palabras clave:

Health Personnel, Obesity, Perception

Resumen

Background: Most of the Chilean population has overweight or obesity. The ACTION-IO survey identified the perceptions, attitudes, and barriers to effective obesity care in people with obesity (PwO) and healthcare professionals (HCPs). Aim: To report the results of the survey in Chile. Material and methods: An online survey was conducted in 11 countries. In Chile, eligible PwO were adults with a body mass index of ? 30 kg/m2. Eligible HCPs were physicians involved in direct patient care. Results: The survey was completed by 1,000 PwO and 200 HCPs in Chile. Seventy four percent of PwO and 95% of HCPs agreed that obesity was a chronic disease. Most PwO (79%) assumed responsibility for their own weight loss, while 47% of HCPs considered weight loss to be the sole responsibility of their patients. Both 82% of PwO and 97% of HCPs believed that lack of exercise was a key barrier to weight loss. Sixty six percent of PwO and 58% HCPs noted that the cost of weight management medications, programs, and services was another barrier. Compared with HCPs, more PwO felt that genetic factors prevented weight loss (26 and 44% respectively). Few HCPs (19%) thought that their patients were motivated to lose weight, while 55% of PwO reported being motivated. Most (70%) PwO had discussed their weight problem with their HCP in the past 5 years, and of those that had not, 89% want their HCP to start a discussion about weight. Conclusions: Chilean data reveal misconceptions among PwO and HCPs about obesity and highlights the need to improve education about its biologic background and clinical management.

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2021-01-06

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Cuevas, A., Alonso, R., Contreras, Álvaro, Montt, D., & Rendon, A. (2021). Results of the ACTION-IO survey in Chilean patients with obesity and health care providers. Revista Médica De Chile, 149(2). Recuperado a partir de https://revistamedicadechile.cl/index.php/rmedica/article/view/8482

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