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Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition
UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Academic -- UNF-- Nutrition; Nutrition; Obesity; Adult Weight Management; Health At Every Size; Opinion Leaders
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A Mixed Methods Study Examining The Barriers And Facilitators To Research Utilization And Evidence-Based Practice In Adult Weight Management, Kevin B. Metcalf
A Mixed Methods Study Examining The Barriers And Facilitators To Research Utilization And Evidence-Based Practice In Adult Weight Management, Kevin B. Metcalf
UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Background
Obesity is a disease with many associated comorbidities and its prevalence in the U.S. continues to increase despite the majority of people with obesity attempting weight loss. Dietitians are responsible for using evidence-based practice to mitigate the effects of obesity, however, differences in practice philosophies, opinion leaders, misinformation, a sense of competence, and the complexity of nutrition research have been identified as barriers to implementing practice guidelines into daily practice. It is unclear how dietitians strike a balance between empirical evidence, anecdotal evidence, and patient-centered practice.
Aims
The primary aim of this mixed-methods study was to identify the barriers …