Abstract
Objectives: Utilize motivational interviewing within the 5As framework to promote nutrition, physical activity, and healthy weight and create a provider toolkit on overweight and obesity management of patients age 18 and over, at an urban primary care setting.|Methods: Each participant received seven intensive behavioral counseling sessions, including 4-weekly sessions and 3-bimonthly sessions over 10 weeks. The first session was face-to-face and the remaining six sessions were telephone-based. Each session addressed the 5As, namely assess, advise, agree, assist, and arrange.|Results: Participants that completed this 10-week quality improvement pilot study lost weight, up to 7.7 pounds.|Conclusion: This quality improvement pilot study demonstrated the positive effects of a high-intensity overweight and obesity intervention, and the web-based toolkit provides the materials required to initiate and continue this intervention for a 12-month period.