title: Weight management practices among heart and vascular health care providers in an ambulatory setting.
abstract: In this study, health care providers' assessment, intervention practices, and perceived barriers to weight management approaches in an ambulatory adult heart and vascular setting are reported. Their knowledge of the National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute's The Practical Guide: Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults are also described.
authors.affiliation: Heart and Vascular Center, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Melly
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: Suzanne M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Knight
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: Adrienne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garo
authors.forename: Theresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hooper
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Conaway
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002985:Clinical Protocols / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D050177:Overweight / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D011159:Population Surveillance; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D061217:Weight Reduction Programs / Q000592:standards*