Author	Kloek et al 214	Antognoli et al 215	Nursing Standard216	Binnie217	Bramlage et al 218	Kraschnewski et al 219	Morris et al 220	Sammut et al 221	Smith et al 222	Sonntag et al 223	Timmerman et al 224
Title	Dutch general practitioners' weight management policy for overweight and obese patients	Direct observation of weight counselling in primary care: alignment with clinical guidelines	GPs failing to offer weight-loss advice to people who need it	Ten-year follow-up of obesity	Recognition and management of overweight and obesity in primary care in Germany	A silent response to the obesity epidemic: decline in US physician weight counseling	Who gets what treatment for obesity? A survey of GPs in Scotland	Audit of the diagnosis and management of adult obesity in a Maltese general practice	U.S. primary care physicians' diet-, physical activity-, and weight-related care of adult patients	Counseling overweight patients: analysis of preventive encounters in primary care	Weight management practices among primary care providers
Country	Netherlands	USA	UK	UK	Germany	USA	Scotland	Malta	USA	Germany	USA
Year	2014	2014	2015	1977	2004	2013	1999	2012	2011	2010	2000
Methodology	Cross-sectional survey	Direct observation	Editorial	Clinical audit	Cross-sectional survey	Clinical audit	Cross-sectional survey	Clinical audit	Clinical audit	Cross-sectional survey	Cross-sectional survey
Diagnosis	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Coordination	X	X			X		X	X		X	X
Weight and height	X	X		X	X		X	X	X	X
Waist circumference	X	X						X	X
System level/implementation
Doctor–patient relationship	X			X						X
Public health role
Prevention							X
Nutrition education	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Physical activity education	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Behaviour modification		X	X				X	X	X	X	X
Counselling/psychology							X
Role modelling
Group-based interventions		X					X				X
Medications	X	X	X	X			X	X	X		X
Bariatric surgery referral		X					X	X	X
Bariatric surgery work-up
Bariatric surgery after care
Commercial weight loss programme referral		X					X				X
Bariatric equipment in consultation room
Standard care undefined
Exact role uncertain						X
Person-centredness
Whole person care	X	X
Under-recognition/undertreatment mentioned	X		X		X	X			X	X	X