Date of this Version
12-1-2025
Document Type
DNP Project
Abstract
Obesity is a chronic disease adversely affecting the health and wellbeing of the entire world’s population. This condition is not limited to a specific age, race or gender. The secondary health effects are detrimental to those with a diagnosis of obesity despite their age, race or gender. The disease obesity is associated to concerning health severities that have been evident in the past and present and remain foreseen in the future. The consequences of above normal weight levels include debilitating health conditions. Obesity is measured as a leading cause of mortality (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], n.d.). The purpose of this scholarly project was to further analyze the extensive health concerns such as diabetes, hypertension, cancer, and other comorbidities that are attributed in higher rates because of the obesity epidemic (Safaei et al., 2021). Additionally, guided by a structured literature review, the project selected and examined ten level I evidence studies and identified the knowledge gaps that remain in literature involving exercise knowledge as an effective form to manage weight. The information discussed within this project aimed to appropriately address the influence that exercise knowledge through education can have on improving weight in primary health care (Bennie et al., 2020). After obtaining approval from the Institutional Review Board, a quality improvement project titled An Exercise Knowledge Intervention to Improve Weight in Primary Care was applied in a primary care setting. Evidently, this quality improvement project aided in improving weight through exercise knowledge to primary care recipients. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines were an integral part in this project to aid in the authenticity and transparency of the research explored (Page et al., 2021). This investigation was conducted using the PRISMA guidelines and research studies from electronic databases such as CINAHL, MEDLINE, and NIH to guide an exercise knowledge intervention for patients who are obese and overweight in the primary care setting.
Recommended Citation
Perez, Stephanie Nicole, "An Exercise Knowledge Intervention to Improve Weight in Primary Care: A Quality Improvement Project" (2025). Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing Student Projects. 377.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/cnhs-studentprojects/377