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Open Access
01-06-2012 | Poster presentation
P02.188. Integrative health care services as a function of body mass index
Authors:
N Yang, R Wolever, R Roberts, A Perlman, R Dolor, G Ginsburg, L Simmons
Published in:
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
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Special Issue 1/2012
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Excerpt
The prevalence of obesity in the U.S. has become a serious health threat in the last two decades. Despite increased use of integrative medicine (IM) for chronic disease, research on the utilization and effectiveness of IM for management of obesity is limited. The purpose of this study was to: (1) examine how patient reasons for seeking IM care, patient treatment goals, and services provided differs based on body mass index (BMI); and (2) characterize psychosocial functioning, health behaviors, and current medical conditions across BMI classifications in patients seeking IM. …