{"title":"OPTIMISING THE CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENT OBESITY IN JORDAN.","authors":"N Khayyat, S Kalaldeh, S Khalifa","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Clinical practice guidelines aim to facilitate early diagnosis, implement early treatment and minimise gaps in care regardless of physician expertise or level of seniority. Consensus guidelines must be adapted to meet local and regional differences allowing for optimum benefit with what is available in terms of diagnostics and treatments. Childhood and adolescent obesity are no exception to this. In this survey we aim to understand practice variation and gaps to better advocate for a regional and local care plan for obesity care in the young.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A questionnaire was conducted between July 2024 and August 2024, aimed at healthcare professionals of all medical specialties. It consisted of 104 questions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Family medicine consultants treat most obese youth in Jordan. Several gaps were identified in the assessment and care of patients, including but not limited to psychosocial effects of obesity and efficient multidisciplinary teamwork.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Clear consensus guidelines are necessary to tackle childhood and adolescent obesity in Jordan.</p>","PeriodicalId":12610,"journal":{"name":"Georgian medical news","volume":" 352-353","pages":"237-241"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Georgian medical news","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Clinical practice guidelines aim to facilitate early diagnosis, implement early treatment and minimise gaps in care regardless of physician expertise or level of seniority. Consensus guidelines must be adapted to meet local and regional differences allowing for optimum benefit with what is available in terms of diagnostics and treatments. Childhood and adolescent obesity are no exception to this. In this survey we aim to understand practice variation and gaps to better advocate for a regional and local care plan for obesity care in the young.
Methods: A questionnaire was conducted between July 2024 and August 2024, aimed at healthcare professionals of all medical specialties. It consisted of 104 questions.
Results: Family medicine consultants treat most obese youth in Jordan. Several gaps were identified in the assessment and care of patients, including but not limited to psychosocial effects of obesity and efficient multidisciplinary teamwork.
Conclusion: Clear consensus guidelines are necessary to tackle childhood and adolescent obesity in Jordan.
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