PMID- 34045865 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20210530 IS - 1178-6329 (Print) IS - 1178-6329 (Electronic) IS - 1178-6329 (Linking) VI - 14 DP - 2021 TI - The Association of Family Support and Health Education with the Status of Overweight and Obesity in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Receiving Outpatient Treatment: Evidence from a Hospital in Vietnam. PG - 11786329211014793 LID - 10.1177/11786329211014793 [doi] LID - 11786329211014793 AB - This study aims to establish the association of family support and nutrition and health education by health workers with the status of overweight and obesity among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) receiving outpatient treatment at a hospital. This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 280 outpatients with type 2 diabetes at Bach Mai hospital from December 2019 to September 2020 by using assessments of anthropometric parameters and examining dietary habits and family support, as well as nutrition and health education and counseling by health workers. The prevalence of overweight and obesity in patients with T2DM was 35.4% (51.2% in men and 22.2% in women; P < .05). Patients never or rarely supported by their families or counseled by health workers were more vulnerable to overweight and obesity than those who frequently received support and counseling (OR = 1.41 vs 2.06; P < .05). Family support and counseling from health workers play a crucial role in promoting and sustaining healthy dietary habits and proper physical exercise in diabetic patients, contributing to their lowered risk of overweight and obesity. CI - (c) The Author(s) 2021. FAU - Ha, Nguyen Thanh AU - Ha NT AD - Deptartment of Nutrition and Food Safety, Hanoi University of Public Health, 1A Duc Thang, North Tu Liem, Ha Noi, Viet Nam. FAU - Sinh, Duong Truong AU - Sinh DT AD - Ha Noi University of Public Health, 1A Duc Thang, North Tu Liem, Ha Noi, Viet Nam. FAU - Ha, Le Thi Thu AU - Ha LTT AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6573-0499 AD - Deptartment of Nutrition and Food Safety, Hanoi University of Public Health, 1A Duc Thang, North Tu Liem, Ha Noi, Viet Nam. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210518 PL - United States TA - Health Serv Insights JT - Health services insights JID - 101624726 PMC - PMC8135198 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Type 2 diabetes OT - Vietnam OT - family support OT - nutritional and health education and counseling OT - obesity OT - overweight COIS- Declaration of conflicting interests:The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. EDAT- 2021/05/29 06:00 MHDA- 2021/05/29 06:01 PMCR- 2021/05/18 CRDT- 2021/05/28 07:21 PHST- 2020/12/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/04/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/05/28 07:21 [entrez] PHST- 2021/05/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/05/29 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/05/18 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1177_11786329211014793 [pii] AID - 10.1177/11786329211014793 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Health Serv Insights. 2021 May 18;14:11786329211014793. doi: 10.1177/11786329211014793. eCollection 2021.