A Narrative Review of Physician Perspectives Regarding the Social and Environmental Determinants of Obesity

Purpose of Review Diet-related chronic diseases result from individual and non-individual (social, environmental, and macro-level) factors. Recent health policy trends, such as population health management, encourage assessment of the individual and non-individual factors that cause these diseases. In this review, we evaluate the physician’s perspective on the individual and non-individual causes and management of obesity. Recent Findings Physicians generally rated individual-level causes (i.e., biology, psychology, and behavior) as more important than social or environmental factors in the development of obesity, and utilized individual-level strategies over social or environmental strategies to manage obesity. Summary This review suggests that clinicians perceive individual characteristics to be more important in the development and management of obesity than social or environmental factors. Additional research is needed to understand why..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

Enthalten in:

Current diabetes reports - 18(2018), 5 vom: 21. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Noriea, Ashley H. [VerfasserIn]
Patel, Feenalie N. [VerfasserIn]
Werner, Debra A. [VerfasserIn]
Peek, Monica E. [VerfasserIn]

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BKL:

44.89

Themen:

Attitude of health personnel
Environmental determinants of health
Etiology
Management
Obesity
Social determinants of health

doi:

10.1007/s11892-018-0990-8

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

SPR022904417