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Behavioral weight management use in the Veterans Health Administration: Sociodemographic and health correlates.
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Eating behaviors [Eat Behav] 2024 Apr; Vol. 53, pp. 101864. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 04. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Introduction: Over 40 % of United States Veterans Health Administration (VHA) primary care patients have obesity. Few patients use VHA's flagship weight management program, MOVE! and there is little information on other behavioral weight management program use.<br />Methods: The national United States cohort included over 1.5 million primary care patients with obesity, age 18-79, based on VHA administrative data. Gender stratified multivariable logistic regression identified correlates of weight management use in the year after a patient's first primary care appointment (alpha of 0.05). Weight management use was defined as MOVE! or nutrition clinic visits.<br />Results: The cohort included 121,235 women and 1,521,547 men with 13 % and 7 % using weight management, respectively. Point estimates for specific correlates of use were similar between women and men, and across programs. Black patients were more likely to use weight management than White patients. Several physical and mental health diagnoses were also associated with increased use, such as sleep apnea and eating disorders. Age and distance from VHA were negatively associated with weight management use.<br />Conclusions: When assessing multiple types of weight management visits, weight management care in VHA appears to be used more often by some populations at higher risk for obesity. Other groups may need additional outreach, such as those living far from VHA. Future work should focus on outreach and prevention efforts to increase overall use rates. This work could also examine the benefits of tailoring care for populations in greatest need.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest All authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.<br /> (Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
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- Humans
Male
Female
United States
Middle Aged
Adult
Aged
Adolescent
Weight Reduction Programs statistics & numerical data
Veterans statistics & numerical data
Veterans psychology
Young Adult
Behavior Therapy methods
Primary Health Care statistics & numerical data
Cohort Studies
Veterans Health
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Obesity therapy
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1873-7358
- Volume :
- 53
- Database :
- MEDLINE
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- Eating behaviors
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38489933
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2024.101864