Helping providers address psychological aspects of obesity in routine care: Development of the obesity adjustment dialogue tool (OADT)

•Living with obesity results in impairment in quality of life.•People living with obesity want to address quality of life issues with their providers but this occurs infrequently.•This study validated a dialogue tool to assess the impact of obesity on quality of life factors as well as the drive to eat.•This tool facilitates care by enabling providers to routinely assess quality of life and eating drive.