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The findings suggest the medications provide a sense of hope for effective treatment, facilitate dietary behavior change, and evoke quality of life benefits beyond weight loss. The patient-provider relationship and obesity knowledge of the physician are integral in discussing and acquiring the medications, yet patients initially learn about the medications outside the healthcare system.
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