Sandra Wittleder, Clare Viglione, Tilman Reinelt, Alia Dixon, Zufarna Jagmohan, Stephanie L Orstad, Jeannette M Beasley, Binhuan Wang, Judith Wylie-Rosett, Melanie Jay
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to explore whether patients' perception of procedural fairness in physicians' communication was associated with willingness to follow doctor's recommendations, self-efficacy beliefs, dietary behaviors, and body mass index. METHODS: This was a secondary analysis of baseline data from 489 primary care patients with a BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (43.6% Black, 40.7% Hispanic/Latino, 55.8% female, mean age = 50 years), who enrolled in a weight management study in two New York City healthcare institutions...
April 12, 2024: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine