2023
Reframing How Providers Advocate for Adolescent Well-Being in Body Image, Eating, and Weight
Ozbardakci E, Lydecker J. Reframing How Providers Advocate for Adolescent Well-Being in Body Image, Eating, and Weight. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2023, 62: 957-962. PMID: 36948394, PMCID: PMC10728998, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2023.03.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeight-based victimizationBody imageWeight-based stigmaNegative mental health consequencesAdolescents' body imagePositive body imageMental health consequencesAdolescent Well-BeingCritical developmental periodBody dissatisfactionAdolescent vulnerabilityImage messagesWeight biasBody concernsAdolescents' homesWell-BeingHealth care providersDevelopmental periodAdolescentsEatingCare providersVictimizationPrevention programsHealth consequencesBody shape
2020
Language Matters: Patients’ Preferred Terms for Discussing Obesity and Disordered Eating with Health Care Providers After Bariatric Surgery
Ivezaj V, Lydecker JA, Grilo CM. Language Matters: Patients’ Preferred Terms for Discussing Obesity and Disordered Eating with Health Care Providers After Bariatric Surgery. Obesity 2020, 28: 1412-1418. PMID: 32662251, PMCID: PMC7501175, DOI: 10.1002/oby.22868.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care providersBariatric surgeryCare providersCross-sectional studyPatient-centered carePreferred termHealth care systemTreatment trialsPatient preferencesSurgeryBehavioral treatmentControl eatingLanguage preferenceCare systemRacial differencesObesityPatientsWeight biasProvidersBMIWeightIndividualsControlTrialsCare
2015
A novel approach to training students in delivering evidence-based obesity treatment.
Brown J, Lydecker JA, Turner T, Knackstedt RW, O'Neil PM. A novel approach to training students in delivering evidence-based obesity treatment. Family Medicine 2015, 47: 378-82. PMID: 25905881.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care studentsCare studentsEvidence-based obesity treatmentInterprofessional health care studentsMajor public health concernLow-income overweightWeight management professionalsWeight management interventionsService-learning componentService-learning opportunitiesService-learning programEvidence-based treatmentsHealth care providersPublic health concernSerious health consequencesPatient weightObesity treatmentAddress obesityStudents' deliveryExperiential learningCare providersTraining studentsEducational curriculumDidactic instructionObesity