ReviewCurrent obesity reports2019
How Group-Based Interventions Can Improve Services for People with Severe Obesity.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The effectiveness and usability of online, group-based interventions for people with severe obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2025Pooled it
- Acceptability and feasibility of weight management programmes for adults with severe obesity: a qualitative systematic review.BMJ open · 2019Pooled it
- Training Healthcare Professionals to Deliver a Group-Based Intervention for People Living With Severe Obesity: Lessons From the PROGROUP Feasibility Trial.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2026Trial
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- Logic model development through a feasibility RCT for a group-based weight management programme.BMJ open · 2026Article
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- Engaging community groups to enhance healthcare access for persons with disabilities in rural Uganda: A qualitative exploration.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Experiences in healthcare for weight management - a qualitative interview study of retired individuals with obesity and low or high education.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Experiences of social support by participants with morbid obesity who participate in a rehabilitation program for health-behavior change: a qualitative study.BMC nutrition · 2023Article
- A group-based behavioural intervention for weight management (PROGROUP) versus usual care in adults with severe obesity: a feasibility randomised controlled trial protocol.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2022Article
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- ePSICONUT: An e-Health Programme to Improve Emotional Health and Lifestyle in University Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Group-Based Lifestyle Intervention Strategies for Metabolic Syndrome: A Scoping Review and Strategic Framework for Future Research.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Article
- The Effectiveness and Usability of Online, Group-Based Interventions for People With Severe Obesity: Protocol for a Systematic Review.JMIR research protocols · 2021Article
- Can you see me? Participant experience of accessing a weight management programme via group videoconference to overcome barriers to engagement.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2021Article
- Body Reprogramming: Reframing the Fibromyalgia narrative and providing an integrative therapeutic model.Health psychology openArticle
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Abstract
purpose of reviewRising demand for specialised "Tier 3" weight management services in England is exceeding capacity, leading many services to offer group-based care programmes. This review considers the organisation of current provision, exploring how group programmes may enhance services and how these could be scaled up for wider implementation. RECENT
findingsExisting group-based programmes mainly focus on providing patients with information and education about their condition. Evidence suggests that groups themselves offer therapeutic benefits beyond this, by underpinning patients' engagement with programme materials and contributing to wider health and well-being. To maximise these benefits, there is a need to attend to the group processes that emerge in treatment groups which, left unchecked, may limit or even adversely impact programme outcomes. Group-based interventions may be of benefit to patients in Tier 3 specialist weight management services, although their format is complex and reliant on facilitators' expertise.
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