(1) Technion – Israel Institute of Technology – Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel;(2) Department of Family Medicine, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel;(3) General Health Services, Holon, Israel
Abstract:
Background
Physicians' awareness of their important role in defusing the obesity epidemic has increased. However, the number of family practitioners who treat obesity problems continues to be low. Self-efficacy refers to the belief in one's ability to organize and execute the courses of action required to produce given attainments. Thus, practitioners who judge themselves incapable of managing obesity do not even try. We hypothesized that practitioners' self-efficacy and motivation would be enhanced as a result of participating in an interactive course designed to enrich their knowledge of obesity management.
