Beliefs about the causes of obesity in a national sample of 4th year medical students. Issue 11 (November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Phelan, Sean M.; Burgess, Diana J.; Burke, Sara E.; Przedworski, Julia M.; Dovidio, John F.; Hardeman, Rachel; Morris, Megan; van Ryn, Michelle
• Is Part Of: Patient education and counseling. Volume 98:Issue 11(2015)
• Page Start: 1446
• Page End: 1449
• Publication Date: 2015-11
• Subjects: Patient education -- Periodicals; Health counseling -- Periodicals; Health education -- Periodicals; Counseling -- Periodicals; Patient Education -- Periodicals; Éducation des patients -- Périodiques; Counseling -- Périodiques; Éducation sanitaire -- Périodiques; 615.5071
• DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2015.06.017
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0738-3991

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0020"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Fourth year medical students demonstrate knowledge about the complex causes of obesity.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Overeating, physical inactivity, and nutritional knowledge are rated as most important.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Social and physiological causes were rated as less important.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">Four distinct patterns of beliefs were identified, which may have clinical implications.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>