Linking care of patients with obesity to outpatient weight control clinics following acute hospitalizations

Ché M Harris,1 Lawrence J Cheskin,2 Trina L Gipson-Jones,3 Jennifer A Hartfield,4 Flora Kisuule1 1Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 2Department of Health, Behavior and Society, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, The Johns Hopkins Un...

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Autores principales: Harris CM, Cheskin LJ, Gipson-Jones TL, Hartfield JA, Kisuule F
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:be54ee28823e4fce8ca7abd3a0f9cf512021-12-02T01:32:29ZLinking care of patients with obesity to outpatient weight control clinics following acute hospitalizations1178-7007https://doaj.org/article/be54ee28823e4fce8ca7abd3a0f9cf512018-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/linking-care-of-patients-with-obesity-to-outpatient-weight-control-cli-peer-reviewed-article-DMSOhttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-7007Ché M Harris,1 Lawrence J Cheskin,2 Trina L Gipson-Jones,3 Jennifer A Hartfield,4 Flora Kisuule1 1Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 2Department of Health, Behavior and Society, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; 3School of Nursing, Hampton University, Hampton, VA, USA; 4Center for Research on Men’s Health, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA Abstract: Despite obesity impacting over one-third of US adults, guideline recommendations have not been effectively utilized by health care providers in hospital settings. Initiation of weight loss plans for obese patients during hospitalizations followed by linkage of care to weight control centers may improve compliance with the guidelines. Provider recognition and awareness that obesity is a chronic condition that warrants inpatient counsel and management with appropriate arrangement of postdischarge follow-up care will be critical to guideline implementation. Keywords: guideline compliance, health systems, intervention, linkage Harris CMCheskin LJGipson-Jones TLHartfield JAKisuule FDove Medical PressarticleGuideline ComplianceHealth systemsInterventionLinkageSpecialties of internal medicineRC581-951ENDiabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy, Vol Volume 11, Pp 11-14 (2018)
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topic Guideline Compliance
Health systems
Intervention
Linkage
Specialties of internal medicine
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spellingShingle Guideline Compliance
Health systems
Intervention
Linkage
Specialties of internal medicine
RC581-951
Harris CM
Cheskin LJ
Gipson-Jones TL
Hartfield JA
Kisuule F
Linking care of patients with obesity to outpatient weight control clinics following acute hospitalizations
description Ché M Harris,1 Lawrence J Cheskin,2 Trina L Gipson-Jones,3 Jennifer A Hartfield,4 Flora Kisuule1 1Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 2Department of Health, Behavior and Society, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; 3School of Nursing, Hampton University, Hampton, VA, USA; 4Center for Research on Men’s Health, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA Abstract: Despite obesity impacting over one-third of US adults, guideline recommendations have not been effectively utilized by health care providers in hospital settings. Initiation of weight loss plans for obese patients during hospitalizations followed by linkage of care to weight control centers may improve compliance with the guidelines. Provider recognition and awareness that obesity is a chronic condition that warrants inpatient counsel and management with appropriate arrangement of postdischarge follow-up care will be critical to guideline implementation. Keywords: guideline compliance, health systems, intervention, linkage 
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title Linking care of patients with obesity to outpatient weight control clinics following acute hospitalizations
title_short Linking care of patients with obesity to outpatient weight control clinics following acute hospitalizations
title_full Linking care of patients with obesity to outpatient weight control clinics following acute hospitalizations
title_fullStr Linking care of patients with obesity to outpatient weight control clinics following acute hospitalizations
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