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Article: Challenges dietitians experience in counselling clients for weight management
- Article from:
- Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research
- Article date:
- July 1, 2003
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright Dietitians of Canada Summer 2003. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Objective: To describe the challenges experienced by Canadian dietitians in counselling clients for weight management.
Methods: As part of a larger study examining dietitians' attitudes and practices regarding weight management, 15 focus groups including a total of 103 dietitians were conducted in 7 Canadian cities. Moderated discussions were based on an interview guide with questions about how participants would approach specific counselling scenarios, changes in counselling approaches, and understandings and use of non-dieting and size-acceptance approaches. Sessions were tape-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and coded. For the purposes of this presentation, transcript segments coded as ...