Evaluation of a Primary Care Weight Loss Program

Authors

Callie Chiroff, Marquette UniversityFollow
Christine Shaw, Marquette UniversityFollow
Kristin Haglund, Marquette UniversityFollow
Susan Breakwell, Marquette UniversityFollow

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.

Comments

Accepted version. Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice, Vol. 10, No. 1 (April 2017): 79-84. DOI. © 2017 Springer Publishing Company. Used with permission.

Author Callie Chiroff published under the name Callie Schlicht at the time of publication.

Recommended Citation

Chiroff, 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