Obesity: Are shared medical appointments part of the answer?

Kelly Shibuya; Kevin M Pantalone; Bartolome Burguera

doi:10.3949/ccjm.85a.18006

Obesity: Are shared medical appointments part of the answer?

Cleve Clin J Med. 2018 Sep;85(9):699-706. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.85a.18006.

Authors

Kelly Shibuya¹, Kevin M Pantalone^{2

3}, Bartolome Burguera^{4

5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
² Staff Endocrinologist, Director of Clinical Research, Department of Endocrinology, Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
³ Clinical Assistant Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
⁴ Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. burgueb@ccf.org.
⁵ National Diabetes and Obesity Research Institute, Tradition, MS, USA.
⁶ Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.

PMID: 30192733
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.85a.18006

Abstract

Shared medical appointments, in which a multidisciplinary team of healthcare providers meets with multiple patients in a group setting, may be an option for treating patients with obesity. To be effective, shared medical appointments need to address patients' nutrition, physical activity, appetite suppression, stress management, and sleep.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Appointments and Schedules*
Group Processes*
Humans
Interdisciplinary Placement
Obesity / psychology*
Obesity / therapy
Patient Acceptance of Health Care / psychology*
Patient Care Team*
Patient Education as Topic / methods