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Weight Loss with Self-help Compared with a Structured Commercial Program: A Randomized Trial

Author: Heshka, S. Country/countries: United States Number of patients participating in the study: 423 This study was focused on patients living with Obesity
Intervention analysed in the study: Education based intervention Intervention components: E
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Setting of implementation: Community-based care Professionals delivering the intervention: Dietician/nutritionist Targeted self-management behaviours: Eating behaviours, Physical activity /exercise
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring and action-based behavioural techniques and social support lead by peers delivered in groups Intervention components: E+MT+AB+SS+P+G
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Setting of implementation: Community-based care Professionals delivering the intervention: Peer Targeted self-management behaviours: Eating behaviours, Handling /managing emotions, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Comorbidities managament Diastolic pressure N/A
Comorbidities managament Systolic pressure N/A
Weight management Weight (Kgs/lbs) N/A
Weight management BMI - Body Mass Index N/A
Weight management Waist size N/A
Weight management Body fat N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 44.5 years (+/- a standard deviation of 10.0) Gender: 358 females/65 males Time since diagnosis of Obesity: N/A Severity of the disease: 33.7 (+/- a standard deviation of 3.5) Multi-morbidity: N/A
  • Number of co-morbidities: N/A

Level of health literacy: N/A
  • Tool: N/A

Socio-economic characteristics: N/A

Risk of Bias of this study

Outcome Random sequence generation Allocation concealment Blinding performance Blinding detection objective outcomes assessment Attrition incomplete outcome Incorrect statistical methods Recruitment bias Selective outcome reporting
Comorbidities managament - Diastolic pressure
Comorbidities managament - Systolic pressure
Weight management - Weight (Kgs/lbs)
Weight management - BMI - Body Mass Index
Weight management - Waist size
Weight management - Body fat