Barriers and Facilitators to Engagement With a Weight Management Intervention in Asian Patients With Overweight or Obesity: A Systematic Review - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 2023 May;29(5):398-407.

doi: 10.1016/j.eprac.2022.10.006. Epub 2022 Nov 15.

Ethan Lee Cheng Zhe 1, Yip Han Chin 2, Wen Hui Lim 3, Rachel Sze Jen Goh 3, Chaoxing Lin 3, Cheng Han Ng 3, Gwyneth Kong 3, Phoebe Wen Lin Tay 3, Kamala Devi 4, Mark Muthiah 5, Vijai Singh 6, Dinh-Toi Chu 7, Chin Meng Khoo 8, Mark Y Chan 9, Georgios K Dimitriadis 10, Roger Foo 9, Nicholas W S Chew 11

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Barriers and Facilitators to Engagement With a Weight Management Intervention in Asian Patients With Overweight or Obesity: A Systematic Review

Vickram Vijay Anand et al. Endocr Pract. 2023 May.

Abstract

Objective: The obesity epidemic is a global health concern with Asian countries facing one of the most rapid rises in obesity rates. However, given the underwhelming long-term efficacy of weight loss strategies, especially in Asia, this review aimed to explore barriers and facilitators to weight management of patients with overweight and obesity in Asia.

Methods: Medline, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Web of Science were searched for articles discussing barriers and facilitators of treatment to obesity from the perspectives of both health care professionals (HCPs) and patients. Qualitative and mixed method studies from Asia were included. Key quotes were extracted, coded, and thematically analyzed according to the methodology of Thomas and Harden.

Results: A total of 26 articles were included in this review. From patient perspectives, 3 main themes were identified: factors influencing poor eating behavior, inhibiting lifestyle modifications, and facilitating lifestyle modifications. Patients highlighted several barriers including the lack of social support, physiologic limitations to exercise, and low health literacy. Rigid sociocultural norms and lack of accessible health care services, exercise facilities, and healthy food exacerbated the barriers. Facilitators to lifestyle modifications consisted of strong support systems and high health literacy. HCPs agreed that low health literacy, lack of social support, and patient motivation impeded patients' weight loss attempts but were unaware of the other barriers they faced.

Conclusion: There are discrepancies between ideas of barriers and facilitators of HCPs and patients. A mixture of population level, primary care, and personal interventions are required to address this disparity, and enhanced health literacy can improve weight loss outcomes.

Keywords: barriers; facilitators; management; obesity; qualitative review.

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