Tipping the Scales: The Effect of Literacy on Obese Patients’ Knowledge and Readiness to Lose Weight
- 1 January 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Southern Medical Association in Southern Medical Journal
- Vol. 98 (1) , 15-18
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.smj.0000146617.21240.49
Abstract
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the association between the literacy level of overweight/obese patients and their weight-loss knowledge, attitudes, and readiness. Methods: Structured patient interviews and a literacy screening instrument were administered in two primary care clinics at a university-based public hospital. Results: A convenience sample of 210 overweight or...Keywords
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