Weight Management Practices Among Florida Nurse Practitioners: A Cross-Sectional Study

摘要

This study examined primary care nurse practitioners' perceptions and practice patterns of weight management and explored factors that may influence the implementation of weight management practices in primary care. Florida primary care nurse practitioners (n = 312) completed an online questionnaire. A stepwise multiple linear regression model identified that self-efficacy and perceived skill accounted for 43.6% of weight management practice variance (P < .001). The results of the survey will contribute to the development of provider resources and strategies that enhance self-efficacy and perceived skill, ultimately leading to better health outcomes for people with obesity. (C) 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.