Barriers, motivations, and understanding: A qualitative study on the acceptability of an academic weight management program

• Yongjia Deng,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0658-0347

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• Kristen Moore,

  Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations West Virginia University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America, WVU Medicine, Medical Weight Management, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8969-6136

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• Patricia Galanti,

  Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations West Virginia University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America, WVU Medicine, Medical Weight Management, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America

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• Laura Davisson,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations West Virginia University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America, WVU Medicine, Medical Weight Management, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America

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• Nasser Alrayyes,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America

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• Cristhian Perez,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America

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• Patricia Dekeseredy,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation West Virginia University School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6083-5358

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• Treah Haggerty

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: haggertyt@hsc.wvu.edu

  Affiliations WVU Medicine, Medical Weight Management, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8327-686X

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