Intérêt d'outils d'autoformation portant sur l'excès de poids en médecine générale

General practitioners (GPs) are in an ideal position to manage weight excess. Unfortunately they are confronted by an insufficiency of training concerning the management of obesity. The objective of the study was to evaluate the impact of new self-training tools (slide shows and note cards) about weight excess for GPs. The self-training tools were based on studies conducted in Limousin. They were available online and in paper form. After diffusion, a simple questionnaire of impact on knowledge and practices was sent by mail to 1189 GPs identified in Limousin. Two hundred and thirty-three questionnaires were received (19.6% of shipment). Women (P = 0.006 vs. men) and GPs already trained in nutrition (P = 0.02 vs. untrained GPs) were the most interested about management of excess weight. Only 2.7% of the GPs stated that the tools were useless. The most interesting topic was the care pathways. Woman (P = 0.03) and untrained GPs (P = 0.02 to 0.04 according to the criterion) were particularly beneficiaries. A total of 71.7% of GPs wanted distribute the note cards to their patients. Despite a modest response rate, the study suggests that GPs were interested by self-training tools and that these tools were useful.