Keywords: telehealth, obesity, nutrition, physical activity, cognitive behaviour

Background:

Attitudes towards physical activity and psychological, environmental, behavioural, and social factors as well as their impact on healthy lifestyles has obtained attention in literature.Sedentary living, unhealthy diet, and smoking are associated with chronic diseases and obesity. Individuals' attitudes towards healthy eating and physical activity vary according to the sociodemographic features and habits.Telehealth services can be used for initial interviews with patients, remote management, follow-up and evaluation of clinical parameters to ensure the continuity of care.

Research questions:

1.Is there a relationship between cognitive behavioral physical activity and physical activity levels in patients with obesity?
2.Which sociodemographic features are related to nutritional attitude and cognitive behavioral physical activity?
3.Is there an association between cognitive behavioral physical activity and healthy eating attitudes?

Method:

This cross-sectional study will be conducted with patients with obesity who would prefer to use remote telehealth services provided by the health institutions. Informed consent will be obtained from the participants. A questionnaire designed by the researchers to collect socio-demographic information, chronic diseases, habits, height and weight of the participants along with The Cognitive Behavioral Physical Activity Questionnaire (CBPAQ) and Nutritional Attitude Scale(NAS) and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form(IPAQ-SF) will be used in telehealth interview of the patients. The patients will be asked to monitor their daily steps. Body mass index(BMI) will be calculated. The scale scores will be analysed for any associations and compared according to the characteristics of the patients using statistical programmes. The exclusion criteria will be the presence of a health problem that would prevent physical activity. Patients with obesity will be advised to physically visit the health institution for the routine physical and laboratory examinations.

Results:

TBD

Conclusions:

Telehealth services can be utilized for the initial interview for initiation of remote management, follow-up and evaluation of clinical parameters to ensure the continuity of care for patients with obesity.

Points for discussion:

Do you recommend any other scales for the initial interview of patients with obesity?