Trial reportThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2015
Experiences of a commercial weight-loss programme after primary care referral: a qualitative study.
Trial report in The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Using health economic modelling to inform the design and development of an intervention: estimating the justifiable cost of weight loss maintenance in the UK.BMC public health · 2022Pooled it
- Brief interventions for obesity when patients are asked to pay for weight loss treatment: an observational study in primary care with an embedded randomised trial.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2020Trial
- Health coaching to encourage obese adults to enroll in commercially-available weight management programs: The path to health study.Contemporary clinical trials · 2019Trial
- Extended and standard duration weight-loss programme referrals for adults in primary care (WRAP): a randomised controlled trial.Lancet (London, England) · 2017Trial
- Understanding weight management experiences from patient perspectives: qualitative exploration in general practice.BMC primary care · 2023Article
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- Pilot randomised controlled trial of Weight Watchers® referral with or without dietitian-led group support for weight loss in women treated for breast cancer: the BRIGHT (BReast cancer weIGHT loss) trial.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2019Article
- Mechanisms of change of a novel weight loss programme provided by a third sector organisation: a qualitative interview study.BMC public health · 2016Article
- Inequalities in the uptake of weight management interventions in a pragmatic trial: an observational study in primary care.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2016Observational
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Abstract
backgroundReferral to a commercial weight-loss programme is a cost-effective intervention that is already used within the NHS. Qualitative research suggests this community-based, non-medical intervention accords with participants' view of weight management as a lifestyle issue.
aimTo examine the ways in which participants' attitudes and beliefs about accessing a commercial weight management programme via their doctor relate to their weight-loss experience, and to understand how these contextual factors influence motivation and adherence to the intervention. DESIGN AND
settingA qualitative study embedded in a randomised controlled trial evaluating primary care referral to a commercial weight-loss programme in adults who are overweight or obese in England. The study took place from June-September 2013.
methodTwenty-nine participants (body mass index [BMI] ≥28 kg/m(2); age ≥18 years), who took part in the WRAP (Weight Loss Referrals for Adults in Primary Care) trial, were recruited at their 3-month assessment appointment to participate in a semi-structured interview about their experience of the intervention and weight management more generally. Interviews were audiorecorded, transcribed verbatim, and analysed inductively using a narrative approach.
resultsAlthough participants view the lifestyle-based, non-medical commercial programme as an appropriate intervention for weight management, the referral from the GP and subsequent clinical assessments frame their experience of the intervention as medically pertinent with clear health benefits.
conclusionReferral by the GP and follow-up assessment appointments were integral to participant experiences of the intervention, and could be adapted for use in general practice potentially to augment treatment effects.
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