Investigating the feasibility and acceptability of health psychology-informed obesity training for medical students.

Chisholm, Anna, Hart, Jo ORCID: 0000-0001-9985-5137, Mann, Karen, Perry, Mark, Duthie, Harriet, Rezvani, Leila and Peters, Sarah (2016) Investigating the feasibility and acceptability of health psychology-informed obesity training for medical students. Psychology, health & medicine, 21 (3). pp. 368-376.

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Abstract

Health psychologists have succeeded in identifying theory-congruent behaviour change techniques (BCTs) to prevent and reduce lifestyle-related illnesses, such as cardiovascular disease, cancers and diabetes. Obesity management discussions between doctors and patients can be challenging and are often avoided. Despite a clear training need, it is unknown how best to tailor BCT research findings to inform obesity-management training for future healthcare professionals. The primary objective of this descriptive study was to gather information on the feasibility and acceptability of delivering and evaluating health psychology-informed obesity training to UK medical students. Medical students (n = 41) attended an obesity management session delivered by GP tutors. Sessions were audio-recorded to enable fidelity checks. Acceptability of training was explored qualitatively. Tutors consistently delivered training according to the intervention protocol; and students and tutors found the training highly acceptable. This psychology-informed training can be delivered successfully by GP tutors and further research is warranted to explore its efficacy.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Humans, Obesity, Feasibility Studies, Attitude of Health Personnel, Physician-Patient Relations, Life Style, Behavioral Medicine, Behavior Therapy, Qualitative Research, Students, Medical, Adult, Female, Male, Young Adult, United Kingdom
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	05 Aug 2016 10:00
Last Modified:	19 Jan 2023 07:32
DOI:	10.1080/13548506.2015.1062523
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3002781