Action APAC: Understanding Perceptions, Attitudes and Behaviours in Obesity and Its Management Across South and Southeast Asia

To identify perceptions and attitudes among people with obesity (PwO) and healthcare professionals (HCPs) toward obesity and its management in nine Asia-Pacific (APAC) countries, a cross-sectional online survey was conducted among adult PwO with self-reported body mass index of ≥25 kg/m2 (≥27 kg/m2,...

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Main Authors: Tham, Kwang Wei, Ahmed, Asma, Boonyavarakul, Apussanee, Garcia, Mariana Mercado, Guajardo, Miroslava, Hanipah, Zubaidah Nor, Nam, Tran Quang, Nicodemus, Nemencio A., Pathan, Faruque, Romano, Jack Garcia Uranga, Soegonda, Sidartawan, Tolentino, Edgardo L., Unnikrishnan, Ambika Gopalakrishnan (A G), Oldfield, Brian J.
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spelling ph-ateneo-arc.asmph-pubs-11562024-04-22T04:02:38Z Action APAC: Understanding Perceptions, Attitudes and Behaviours in Obesity and Its Management Across South and Southeast Asia Tham, Kwang Wei Ahmed, Asma Boonyavarakul, Apussanee Garcia, Mariana Mercado Guajardo, Miroslava Hanipah, Zubaidah Nor Nam, Tran Quang Nicodemus, Nemencio A. Pathan, Faruque Romano, Jack Garcia Uranga Soegonda, Sidartawan Tolentino, Edgardo L. Unnikrishnan, Ambika Gopalakrishnan (A G) Oldfield, Brian J. To identify perceptions and attitudes among people with obesity (PwO) and healthcare professionals (HCPs) toward obesity and its management in nine Asia-Pacific (APAC) countries, a cross-sectional online survey was conducted among adult PwO with self-reported body mass index of ≥25 kg/m2 (≥27 kg/m2, Singapore), and HCPs involved in direct patient care. In total, 10 429 PwO and 1901 HCPs completed the survey. Most PwO (68%) and HCPs (84%) agreed that obesity is a disease; however, a significant proportion of PwO (63%) and HCPs (41%) believed weight loss was the complete responsibility of PwO and only 43% of PwO discussed weight with an HCP in the prior 5 years. Most respondents acknowledged that weight loss would be extremely beneficial to PwO's overall health (PwO 76%, HCPs 85%), although nearly half (45%) of PwO misperceived themselves as overweight or of normal weight. Obesity was perceived by PwO (58%) and HCPs (53%) to negatively impact PwO forming romantic relationships. HCPs cited PwOs' lack of interest (41%) and poor motivation (37%) to lose weight as top reasons for not discussing weight. Most PwO (65%) preferred lifestyle changes over medications to lose weight. PwO and HCPs agreed that lack of exercise and unhealthy eating habits were the major barriers to weight loss. Our data highlights a discordance between the understanding of obesity as a disease and the actual behaviour and preferred approaches to manage it among PwO and HCPs. The study addresses a need to align these gaps to deliver optimal care for PwO. 2024-01-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://archium.ateneo.edu/asmph-pubs/152 https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/asmph-pubs/article/1156/viewcontent/Clinical_Obesity___2024___Tham___ACTION_APAC__Understanding_perceptions__attitudes_and_behaviours_in_obesity_and_its.pdf Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health Publications Archīum Ateneo adult attitudes cross-sectional study health knowledge obesity weight loss Diseases Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Medicine and Health Sciences Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
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topic adult
attitudes
cross-sectional study
health knowledge
obesity
weight loss
Diseases
Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
Medicine and Health Sciences
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
spellingShingle adult
attitudes
cross-sectional study
health knowledge
obesity
weight loss
Diseases
Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
Medicine and Health Sciences
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
Tham, Kwang Wei
Ahmed, Asma
Boonyavarakul, Apussanee
Garcia, Mariana Mercado
Guajardo, Miroslava
Hanipah, Zubaidah Nor
Nam, Tran Quang
Nicodemus, Nemencio A.
Pathan, Faruque
Romano, Jack Garcia Uranga
Soegonda, Sidartawan
Tolentino, Edgardo L.
Unnikrishnan, Ambika Gopalakrishnan (A G)
Oldfield, Brian J.
Action APAC: Understanding Perceptions, Attitudes and Behaviours in Obesity and Its Management Across South and Southeast Asia
description To identify perceptions and attitudes among people with obesity (PwO) and healthcare professionals (HCPs) toward obesity and its management in nine Asia-Pacific (APAC) countries, a cross-sectional online survey was conducted among adult PwO with self-reported body mass index of ≥25 kg/m2 (≥27 kg/m2, Singapore), and HCPs involved in direct patient care. In total, 10 429 PwO and 1901 HCPs completed the survey. Most PwO (68%) and HCPs (84%) agreed that obesity is a disease; however, a significant proportion of PwO (63%) and HCPs (41%) believed weight loss was the complete responsibility of PwO and only 43% of PwO discussed weight with an HCP in the prior 5 years. Most respondents acknowledged that weight loss would be extremely beneficial to PwO's overall health (PwO 76%, HCPs 85%), although nearly half (45%) of PwO misperceived themselves as overweight or of normal weight. Obesity was perceived by PwO (58%) and HCPs (53%) to negatively impact PwO forming romantic relationships. HCPs cited PwOs' lack of interest (41%) and poor motivation (37%) to lose weight as top reasons for not discussing weight. Most PwO (65%) preferred lifestyle changes over medications to lose weight. PwO and HCPs agreed that lack of exercise and unhealthy eating habits were the major barriers to weight loss. Our data highlights a discordance between the understanding of obesity as a disease and the actual behaviour and preferred approaches to manage it among PwO and HCPs. The study addresses a need to align these gaps to deliver optimal care for PwO.
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author Tham, Kwang Wei
Ahmed, Asma
Boonyavarakul, Apussanee
Garcia, Mariana Mercado
Guajardo, Miroslava
Hanipah, Zubaidah Nor
Nam, Tran Quang
Nicodemus, Nemencio A.
Pathan, Faruque
Romano, Jack Garcia Uranga
Soegonda, Sidartawan
Tolentino, Edgardo L.
Unnikrishnan, Ambika Gopalakrishnan (A G)
Oldfield, Brian J.
author_facet Tham, Kwang Wei
Ahmed, Asma
Boonyavarakul, Apussanee
Garcia, Mariana Mercado
Guajardo, Miroslava
Hanipah, Zubaidah Nor
Nam, Tran Quang
Nicodemus, Nemencio A.
Pathan, Faruque
Romano, Jack Garcia Uranga
Soegonda, Sidartawan
Tolentino, Edgardo L.
Unnikrishnan, Ambika Gopalakrishnan (A G)
Oldfield, Brian J.
author_sort Tham, Kwang Wei
title Action APAC: Understanding Perceptions, Attitudes and Behaviours in Obesity and Its Management Across South and Southeast Asia
title_short Action APAC: Understanding Perceptions, Attitudes and Behaviours in Obesity and Its Management Across South and Southeast Asia
title_full Action APAC: Understanding Perceptions, Attitudes and Behaviours in Obesity and Its Management Across South and Southeast Asia
title_fullStr Action APAC: Understanding Perceptions, Attitudes and Behaviours in Obesity and Its Management Across South and Southeast Asia
title_full_unstemmed Action APAC: Understanding Perceptions, Attitudes and Behaviours in Obesity and Its Management Across South and Southeast Asia
title_sort action apac: understanding perceptions, attitudes and behaviours in obesity and its management across south and southeast asia
publisher Archīum Ateneo
publishDate 2024
url https://archium.ateneo.edu/asmph-pubs/152
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