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%) |