Table 3 Significant Barriers to Implementation of Obesity Training
| Â | Pediatrics a | Internal Medicine- Pediatrics | Family Medicine a | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barrier b | Sample N | N (%) | Sample N | N (%) | Sample N | N (%) |
Other competing curricular demands | 86 | 54 (62.8) | 34 | 15 (44.1) | 174 | 106 (60.9) |
Lack of insurance reimbursement for childhood obesity interventions | 85 | 40 (47.1) | 34 | 21 (61.8) | 172 | 73 (42.4) |
Inadequate financial resources for program development c | 86 | 42 (48.8) | 34 | 16 (47.1) | 174 | 61 (35.1) |
Availability of faculty with experience in childhood obesity treatment and prevention | 86 | 21 (24.4) | 34 | 8 (23.5) | 174 | 42 (24.1) |
Lack of administrative support d | 86 | 23 (26.7) | 34 | 13 (38.2) | 172 | 27 (15.7) |
Unclear evidence-base for childhood obesity treatment interventions | 86 | 18 (20.9) | 34 | 5 (14.7) | 172 | 37 (21.5) |
Lack of training sites for seeing obese pediatric patients c | 85 | 9 (10.6) | 34 | 3 (8.8) | 174 | 36 (20.7) |
Unclear evidence-base for childhood obesity prevention interventions | 86 | 15 (17.4) | 34 | 5 (14.7) | 172 | 27 (15.7) |
Attitudes of faculty regarding importance of childhood obesity | 86 | 2 (2.3) | 34 | 1 (2.9) | 174 | 8 (4.6) |
Availability of appropriate patients | 86 | 0 (0.0) | 34 | 0 (0.0) | 174 | 6 (3.5) |
Attitudes of residents regarding importance of childhood obesity | 86 | 0 (0.0) | 34 | 0 (0.0) | 174 | 4 (2.3) |