Kim Sungha, Han Kyungsun, Lee Jun-Hwan
Clinical Medicine Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine.
Korean Medicine Life Science, University of Science & Technology, Campus of the Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Nov 13;99(46):e23228. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000023228.
The increasing prevalence of obesity worldwide necessitates the provision of support for many patients. Patients with obesity appreciate receiving advice from doctors. Previous studies have qualitatively explored clinicians' counseling for weight loss; however, this is limited to primary physicians or general practitioners working in community health centers. In contrast, Korean Medicine Doctors (KMDs) have treated patients with obesity using a holistic approach with a multicomponent approach on counseling. However, there is currently no data regarding KMDs' consulting practices for weight loss. Therefore, the present study will explore KMDs' experience in counseling for weight loss and describe the constituents of counseling for weight loss in Korean medicine practice.
This qualitative study utilizes a phenomenological framework. The KMDs who have worked >1 year as practitioners in treating patients with obesity will be invited to describe their lived experiences of counseling patients for weight loss. Purposive and snowball sampling will be undertaken to ensure that the sample provides information-rich cases that are representative of KMDs' experiences of counseling for weight loss. Face-to-face, individual, and semi-structured interviews will be conducted with the participants, which will be analyzed using a phenomenological method.
Ethical approval was granted by the Human Research Ethics Committee of the Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (I-1908/006-001). The results will be disseminated via journal articles and conference presentations.
Korean Clinical Trial Registry, KCT0004985.
全球肥胖患病率不断上升，这使得有必要为众多患者提供支持。肥胖患者很感激能得到医生的建议。此前的研究已对临床医生关于减肥的咨询进行了定性探讨；然而，这仅限于在社区卫生中心工作的初级医生或全科医生。相比之下，韩医医生采用整体方法并结合多方面咨询来治疗肥胖患者。然而，目前尚无关于韩医医生减肥咨询实践的数据。因此，本研究将探讨韩医医生在减肥咨询方面的经验，并描述韩医实践中减肥咨询的构成要素。
本定性研究采用现象学框架。将邀请从业超过1年、治疗肥胖患者的韩医医生描述他们为患者提供减肥咨询的生活经历。将采用目的抽样和滚雪球抽样，以确保样本能提供丰富信息的案例，代表韩医医生减肥咨询的经验。将与参与者进行面对面、个体和半结构化访谈，并采用现象学方法进行分析。
韩国韩医学研究院人类研究伦理委员会已批准伦理申请（I - 1908/006 - 001）。研究结果将通过期刊文章和会议报告进行传播。
韩国临床试验注册中心，KCT0004985。
