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The Implementation Gap Between Evidence-Based Guidelines And Primary Care Providers' Provision Of Care For Adult Obese Individuals, Linda Ailene Hagemann
The Implementation Gap Between Evidence-Based Guidelines And Primary Care Providers' Provision Of Care For Adult Obese Individuals, Linda Ailene Hagemann
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Adult obesity has become a significant problem in the United States. To reduce health consequences and the rising cost of obesity, evidence-based guidelines to identify and treat obesity are available to primary care providers (PCPs). Despite literature supporting favorable outcomes by PCPs who address obesity at a patient's visit, studies indicate obesity counseling is occurring infrequently, particularly in military primary care settings.
Guided by the Diffusion of Innovations Theory, this research utilization project evaluated whether there is an implementation gap between use of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense (DoD) Clinical Practice Guideline for Screening and …