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Evaluation of the Counterweight Programme for obesity management in primary care : a starting point for continuous improvement
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The Counterweight Project Team (Including: Ross, H. M., Laws, R., Reckless, J. and Lean, M.). (2008) Evaluation of the Counterweight Programme for obesity management in primary care : a starting point for continuous improvement. British Journal of General Practice, 58 (553). pp. 548-554. doi:10.3399/bjgp08X319710 ISSN 0960-1643.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3399/bjgp08X319710
Abstract
Background: Evaluation for obesity management in primary care is limited, and successful outcomes are from intensive clinical trials in hospital settings.
Aim: To determine to what extent measures of success seen in intensive clinical trials can be achieved in routine primary care. Primary outcome measures were weight change and percentage of patients achieving ≤5% loss at 12 and 24 months.
Design of study: Prospective evaluation of a new continuous improvement model for weight management in primary care.
Setting: Primary care, UK.
Method: Primary care practice nurses from 65 UK general practices delivered interventions to 1906 patients with body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2 or ≥28 kg/m2 with obesity-related comorbidities.
Results: Mean baseline weight was 101.2 kg (BMI 37.1 kg/m2); 25% of patients had BMI ≥40 kg/m2 and 74% had ≥1 major obesity-related comorbidity. At final data capture 1419 patients were in the programme for ≥12 months, and 825 for ≥24 months. Mean weight change in those who attended and had data at 12 months (n = 642) was −3.0 kg (95% CI = −3.5 to −2.4 kg) and at 24 months (n = 357) was −2.3 kg (95% CI = −3.2 to −1.4 kg). Among attenders at specific time-points, 30.7% had maintained weight loss of ≥5% at 12 months, and 31.9% at 24 months. A total of 761 (54%) of all 1419 patients who had been enrolled in the programme for >12 months provided data at or beyond 12 months.
Conclusion: This intervention achieves and maintains clinically valuable weight loss within routine primary care.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Dean's Office & Professional Support Services Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Journal or Publication Title: | British Journal of General Practice | ||||||
Publisher: | Royal College of General Practitioners | ||||||
ISSN: | 0960-1643 | ||||||
Official Date: | 2008 | ||||||
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Volume: | 58 | ||||||
Number: | 553 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 548-554 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.3399/bjgp08X319710 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
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