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This study examines how healthcare providers screen for overweight\/obesity and the challenges encountered in identifying overweight\/obesity in veterans and persons with spinal cord injury.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Materials and Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Healthcare providers who provide care for persons with spinal cord injury completed a semi-structured interview. The interview explored their perspectives on measuring overweight\/obesity in persons with spinal cord injury and the challenges they faced. Thematic analysis was used to identify themes that emerged from the interviews.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Twenty-five providers (88% female with an average experience of 9.6\u2009\u00b1\u20097.3\u2009years in providing care for spinal cord injury patients) participated in the interviews. The themes described the health indicators and equipment used to assess overweight\/obesity, provider concerns regarding measurement, and criteria for classifying overweight\/obesity. Body weight and body mass index were the most commonly used indicators. However, concerns were raised regarding accuracy of these measures for spinal cord injury patients, as well as issues related to the accessibility, calibration, and usability of the equipment. Many providers reported using standard body mass index ranges and categories instead of those specific to spinal cord injury.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This study identified the most commonly used indicators of weight or body composition in veterans and persons with spinal cord injury and highlighted providers\u2019 concerns with these measures. Future research is needed to identify the most feasible, accurate, and appropriate health indicators that could be used in a clinical setting to identify overweight and obesity in this population.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/milmed\/usad468","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,27]],"date-time":"2023-11-27T21:33:06Z","timestamp":1701120786000},"page":"e1661-e1667","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Measuring Overweight and\u00a0Obesity in\u00a0Persons with Spinal Cord Injury: What Do Health Providers Use and\u00a0What are the Challenges?"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"189","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0922-0195","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Christine A","family":"Pellegrini","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina , Columbia, SC 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