Table 4 Anticipated barriers to counseling obese patients (n =206)
From: Community Pharmacists role in obesity treatment in Kuwait: a cross-sectional study
Barriers | % (95%CI) |
|---|---|
Lack of patient awareness about pharmacists' expertise in counseling | 76.2 ( 69.7-81.7) |
Opinions about people with obesity (i.e., lack of willpower and do not adhere to the interventions to reduce their weight) | 71.8 (65.1-77.8) |
Lack of pharmacist time for counseling | 69.4 (62.6-75.5) |
Lack of pharmacists who are expertise in counseling | 55.8 (48.8-62.7) |
Lack of patient demand for counseling | 53.4 (46.4-60.3) |
Lack of privacy for counseling | 52.4 (45.4-59.4) |
Lack of pharmacist interest in counseling | 49.5 (42.5-56.5) |
Lack of repayment to the pharmacist for counseling | 48.1 (41.1-55.1) |
Belief that obesity is controllable without medications | 45.1 (38.3-52.2) |
Opinions about obesity as not a disease | 40.5 (33.6-47.4) |