Abstract A49: Shared decision-making about weight loss and weight maintenance among a diverse sample of obese primary care patients

Conclusions: Patient perceptions of SDM was low in our sample. Greater efforts are needed to enhance SDM about weight management/control between patients and providers, particularly among those who do not believe they are overweight/obese.Citation Format: Melanie S. Jefferson, Lashanta Rice, Kemi Chukwuka, Holly Pierce, Jodie Riley, Chanita Hughes-Halbert. Shared decision-making about weight loss and weight maintenance among a diverse sample of obese primary care patients. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Ninth AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; 2016 Sep 25-28; Fort Lauderdale, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2017;26(2 Suppl):Abstract nr A49.

Source: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention - February 4, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Jefferson, M. S., Rice, L., Chukwuka, K., Pierce, H., Riley, J., Hughes-Halbert, C. Tags: Community-based Participatory Research: Poster Presentations - Proffered Abstracts Source Type: research