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| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-04-13T14:54:36Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2018-04-13T14:54:36Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-11 | - |
| dc.identifier.citation | Buttigieg. J., Farrugia Wismayer, A., & Fava, S. (2012). Management of obese patients by hospital based doctors in Malta. 8th Malta Medical School Conference,St.Julians. | en_GB |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/29157 | - |
| dc.description.abstract | Aim: To study the management of obese patients by hospital based doctors in the Department of Medicine at Mater Dei Hospital. Method: A questionnaire was distributed online to all doctors in the Medical Department during March 2012. A total of 2 weeks were allowed in order to submit the completed questionnaire. RESULTS: The questionnaire was sent to 215 doctors in the medical department and 61 doctors (28.4%) responded. Conclusion: Although there was a rather poor response rate, almost all doctors who responded agree that obesity is a big health issue in Malta. Only half of the doctors who responded feel confident and knowledgeable enough in giving weight loss advice and many feel that consultation time is inadequate. This probably explains the sporadic documentation of BMI, why some doctors fail to emphasize the importance of healthy balanced diet and encourage physical activity on a regular basis and why pharmacotherapy is largely underutilised. | en_GB |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
| dc.publisher | Malta Medical School | en_GB |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_GB |
| dc.subject | Obesity -- Malta -- Case studies | en_GB |
| dc.subject | Hospital care -- Malta | en_GB |
| dc.title | Management of obese patients by hospital based doctors in Malta | en_GB |
| dc.type | conferenceObject | en_GB |
| dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
| dc.bibliographicCitation.conferencename | 8th Malta Medical School Conference (2012) | en_GB |
| dc.bibliographicCitation.conferenceplace | St. Julians, Malta, 29/11-01/12/2012 | en_GB |
| dc.description.reviewed | N/A | en_GB |
| dc.contributor.creator | Buttigieg, Jesmar | - |
| dc.contributor.creator | Farrugia Wismayer, Andrew | - |
| dc.contributor.creator | Fava, Stephen | - |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacM&SMed | |
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