Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Publication Date
4-1-2017
Publisher
Springer Publishing Company
Source Publication
Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice
Source ISSN
2380-9418
Abstract
Nurse practitioners at a primary care clinic established a weight loss program to address high obesity rates among their African American patients. Interviews and a retrospective chart review were used to evaluate the weight loss program. Number of appointments was the only significant predictor of weight loss, and there was a strong positive correlation between total number of appointments and weight loss. The overall view of the program was positive. This description and evaluation of the program may be useful to nurse practitioners seeking to develop an individualized effective weight loss intervention for African Americans within a primary care setting.
Recommended Citation
Schlicht, Callie; Shaw, Christine; Haglund, Kristin; and Breakwell, Susan, "Evaluation of a Primary Care Weight Loss Program" (2017). College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications. 487.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/nursing_fac/487
Comments
Accepted version. Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice, Vol. 10, No. 1 (April 2017): 79-84. DOI. © 2017 Springer Publishing Company. Used with permission.