TY - JOUR AU - Jay, Melanie AU - Mateo, Katrina F. AU - Squires, Allison P. AU - Kalet, Adina L. AU - Sherman, Scott E. PY - 2016 DA - 2016/02/01 TI - Military service and other socioecological factors influencing weight and health behavior change in overweight and obese Veterans: a qualitative study to inform intervention development within primary care at the United States Veterans Health Administration JO - BMC Obesity SP - 5 VL - 3 IS - 1 AB - Obesity affects 37 % of patients at Veterans Health Administration (VHA) medical centers. The VHA offers an intensive weight management program (MOVE!) but less than 10 % of eligible patients ever attend. However, VHA patients see their primary care provider about 3.6 times per year, supporting the development of primary care-based weight management interventions. To address gaps in the literature regarding Veterans’ experiences with weight management and determine whether and how to develop a primary care-based weight management intervention to both improve obesity counseling and increase attendance to MOVE!, we conducted a qualitative study to assess: 1) Veterans’ personal experiences with healthy weight-related behavior change (including barriers and facilitators to behavior change and experiences with primary care providers, staff, and the MOVE! program), and 2) potential new approaches to improve weight management within primary care at the VHA including goal setting and technology. SN - 2052-9538 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40608-016-0087-3 DO - 10.1186/s40608-016-0087-3 ID - Jay2016 ER -