TABLE 5.

Responses stratified by prescribers and non‐prescribers of obesity medication.

	Prescribers (N = 755)	Non‐prescribers (N = 413)
Do you refer patients with obesity?
Yes, I refer patients.*	52%	62%
No. I provide counseling and treatment in the office.*	46%	28%
No. I do not have anywhere to refer patients.*	3%	10%
Where do you refer patients with obesity? a
Registered dietician	79%	79%
Obesity specialist*	70%	62%
Face‐to‐face weight loss program*	43%	32%
Community‐based weight loss program	41%	36%
Digital weight loss program*	24%	15%
Somewhere else not listed	7%	9%
My barriers to treating obesity include:
Patients have other higher priority issues	50%	53%
None of the above*	27%	19%
I am not adequately compensated for it	22%	17%
I do not have time to treat obesity*	16%	24%
Obesity is caused by patients themselves*	16%	10%
I am not up‐to‐date on obesity treatments*	14%	25%
Obesity is not a disease*	3%	<1%
What barriers do your patients encounter when addressing their obesity?
Inadequate insurance coverage*	66%	51%
Affordability of commercial/digital weight loss programs*	60%	51%
Lack of recognition that obesity is a chronic disease	47%	52%
Lack of access to specialty care for obesity	39%	43%
Availability of grocery stores with fresh, healthful food	37%	38%
Accessibility of commercial/digital weight loss programs	32%	29%
Availability of safe places to exercise	30%	27%
None of the above*	4%	7%

^a Multiple selections.

*p value <0.05 in difference in response between prescribers versus non‐prescribers.