title: When is it ok to tell patients they are overweight? General public's views of the role of doctors in supporting patients' dieting and weight management.
abstract: The objective was to explore the general public's views on the role of health professionals in the management of weight with diet and the implementation of behaviour change. Semi-structured interviews were conducted. An inductive grounded theory approach utilised a coding framework; recurring concepts/themes explored in future interviews and thematic saturation achieved. Two themes summarised views on the role of health professionals in supporting dieting and weight management: responsibility to initiate talk and what patients expect. Individuals perceive health professionals as having a role in their weight management. Individuals have disparate views about responsibility for initiation of weight management talk.
authors.affiliation: University of Manchester, UK jo.hart@manchester.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Jo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hart
authors.affiliation: University of Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yelland
authors.affiliation: University of Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mallinson
authors.affiliation: University of Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Zarah
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.affiliation: University of Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Peters
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000068959:Body Weight Maintenance; D004038:Diet, Reducing / Q000523:psychology*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D050177:Overweight / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D010819:Physician's Role; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011639:Public Opinion; D012944:Social Support; D006113:United Kingdom; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: adults; behavioural medicine; body mass index; communication; diet; eating; eating behaviour