Table 4 Correlation of practitioners’ characteristics with changes in perceived skills and professional attitudes after the obesity day (pre-post activity surveys)
| Â | Practitioners characteristics | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender1 | Age Range | Physicians vs other HCP2 | Years of practice | |
Change in Perceived skills Positive values indicate increase in perceived skills | ||||
 My ability to assess weight status and associated risk factors | – | r = −0.28 | r = − 0.25 | – |
p = 0.02 | p = 0.04 | |||
 My ability to address weight management/obesity issues with patients | r = − 0.25 | – | – | – |
p = 0.04 | ||||
 My ability to teach and motivate patients toward physical activity | – | – | – | – |
 My ability to teach and motivate patients toward healthy eating practices | – | – | – | – |
 My ability to use behavior modification techniques to make lifestyle changes in your patients | – | – | – | – |
 My ability to deal with family issues around weight management | – | – | – | – |
Change in Professional Attitudes Negative values indicate improvement in professional attitudes | ||||
 I do not feel sufficiently educated or competent in obesity intervention strategies | – | – | – | – |
 I do not know whom to refer patients in cases of obesity intervention | – | r = 0.36 | r = 0.28 | r = 0.32 |
p = 0.004 | p = 0.02 | p = 0.01 | ||
 I am not comfortable in discussing obesity with my patients | – | – | – | – |
 I avoid bringing up the topic of obesity as I do not want to offend or jeopardize my relationship with my patients and/or their family members | r = 0.26 | – | – | – |
p = 0.03 | ||||
 As a healthcare provider, I am extremely frustrated with the low success rate in managing obesity | – | – | – | – |