Table 2.
Physician characteristics
| Physicians | (N=40) |
|---|---|
| Race | |
| White/Asian/Pacific Islander | 85 % (34) |
| African-American | 15% (6) |
| Male | 40% (16) |
| Years since med school graduation | 22.1 (8.0) |
| Specialty | |
| Family physician | 46% (19) |
| Internist | 54% (21) |
| Self-efficacy to address weight1 | 4.0 (0.7) |
| Comfort discussing weight2 | 4.4 (0.9) |
| Barriers to discussing weight with patients3 | 2.5 (0.8) |
| Prior training in behavioral counseling | 38% (15) |
| Concerns about reimbursement4 | 3.0 (1.6) |
1
Self-efficacy to lose weight/address weight (1=Not at all confident to 5 = Very confident)
2
Comfort discussing weight (1=Not at all comfortable to 5 = Very comfortable)
3
Barriers (1=Strongly disagree to 5= Strongly agree)
4
Concerns about reimbursement (1= Not very concerned to 5= Very concerned)