Weighing in General Practice: Does it have an impact on weight management? Results of an innovative research study

Authors

Duncan MacKinnon, University of Wollongong
Andrew D. Bonney, University of WollongongFollow
Darren J. Mayne, University of WollongongFollow
Stephen Barnett, University of WollongongFollow
Bridget R. Dijkmans-Hadley, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

144848

Publication Details

MacKinnon, D., Bonney, A., Mayne, D., Barnett, S. & Dijkmans-Hadley, B. (2015). Weighing in General Practice: Does it have an impact on weight management? Results of an innovative research study.

Abstract

Patients were weighed each time they presented to the practice over a 12 month period. 198 patients aged between 20 to 70 were recruited from six general practices.