Focusing on the Role of a Medical Assistant in a Team-based Weight-counseling Project in Primary Care
There is a paucity of literature describing team-based approaches to weight-loss counseling and using a medical assistant (MAs) as a weight-loss counselor at the time of the patient’s arrival to the primary care clinic. This case study describes the role of the MA in a team-based project for weight...
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Published in | Journal for nurse practitioners Vol. 13; no. 4; pp. e185 - e190 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Philadelphia
Elsevier Inc
01.04.2017
Elsevier Limited |
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Summary: | There is a paucity of literature describing team-based approaches to weight-loss counseling and using a medical assistant (MAs) as a weight-loss counselor at the time of the patient’s arrival to the primary care clinic. This case study describes the role of the MA in a team-based project for weight counseling. Project data revealed an increase in patient knowledge about body mass index and health. MAs and patients viewed the role of the MA as a weight-loss counselor positively.
•Evaluation of a team-based approach to weight-loss counseling.•Analysis of the role of the medical assistant in a team-based project for weight counseling.•Project data revealed counseled patients had increased knowledge about body mass index and health.•Medical assistants and patients viewed the role of the medical assistant as a weight-loss counselor positively. |
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ISSN: | 1555-4155 1878-058X |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.nurpra.2017.01.020 |