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Table 6 Types of health care professionals involved in the programs

From: Weight management in Canada: an environmental scan of health services for adults with obesity

 

Surgical programs

Non-surgical community-based programs

Non-surgical primary health care programs

Non-surgical hospital-based programs

Physician

23/24

2/34

21/42

2/7

 

(96%) *, †, ‡

(6%) *, §

(50%) †, §

(29%) ‡

     - General practitioner

4/24

2/34

16/42

0/7

 

(17%)

(6%) §

(38%) §

(0%)

     - Specialist

4/24

0/34

8/42

1/7

 

(17%)

(0%)

(19%)

(14%)

     - Internist

7/24

0/34

3/42

1/7

 

(29%) *

(0%) *

(7%)

(14%)

     - Surgeon

22/24

0/34

0/42

0/7

 

(92%) *, †, ‡

(0%) *

(0%) †

(0%) ‡

Nurse

20/24

6/34

18/42

2/7

 

(83%) *, †

(18%) *

(43%) †

(29%)

Mental health professional

16/24

8/34

20/42

3/7

 

(66%) *

(24%) *

(48%)

(43%)

     - Psychiatrist

7/24

0/34

1/42

0/7

 

(29%) *, †

(0%) *

(2%) †

(0%)

     - Psychologist

9/24

4/34

16/42

1/7

 

(38%)

(12%)

(38%)

(14%)

     - Social worker

10/24

5/34

5/42

2/7

 

(42%) †

(15%)

(12%) †

(29%)

Dietitian

23/24

21/34

33/42

7/7

 

(96%) *

(62%) *

(79%)

(100%)

Physical activity specialist

7/24

11/34

22/42

3/7

 

(29%)

(32%)

(52%)

(43%)

CCPGO recommendation for the health care team #

7/24

2/34

13/42

2/7

 

(29%)

(6%) §

(31%) §

(29%)

  1. Note:
  2. # The CCPGO recommend that the multidisciplinary team should include a coordinating health professional (who may be a primary care physician, medical specialist or registered nurse), a dietitian, a physical activity specialist and a clinical psychologist. [10] We considered all categories of mental health professional suitable for the role of ‘clinical psychologist’.
  3. Data are expressed as number (%).
  4. * Significant difference between surgical programs and community-based programs.
  5. † Significant difference between surgical programs and primary health care programs.
  6. ‡ Significant difference between surgical programs and hospital-based programs.
  7. § Significant difference between community-based programs and primary health care programs.