Canadian family physician Médecin de famille canadien
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To explore recent body mass index (BMI) trends over time among Canadian adults seen in primary care to identify the best target groups for preventive interventions. ⋯ The findings indicate that current obesity management in primary care is failing to moderate weight trajectories in different groups by age and sex. The results also suggest that younger age groups, in whom accelerated weight gain occurred, should be the target of prevention initiatives.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Tool to improve patient-provider interactions in adult primary care: Randomized controlled pilot study.
To assess whether an intervention to help patients prioritize goals for their visit would improve patient-provider communication and clinical outcomes. ⋯ A single previsit tool designed to prompt patients to set a prioritized agenda improved patient activation during the visit, but did not affect the quality of the interaction or postvisit patient-centred outcomes.