ArticleBMC public health2021
What a weight loss programme should contain if people with obesity were asked - a qualitative analysis within the DO:IT study.
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- The effectiveness of social-support-based weight-loss interventions-a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2024Pooled it
- Use of Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for recruiting healthy participants in nutrition-, physical activity-, or obesity-related studies: a systematic review.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2022Pooled it
- Understanding How Patient Experiences of Support While Attending a Weight Management Service Impacts Engagement, Dropout and Retention: A Semi-Structured Interview Study.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025Article
- Examining preferences for weight loss interventions among black men and women with overweight or obesity: A qualitative study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Exploring successes, barriers, and enablers in the one-year digital Healthy Weight Coaching.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Early and slow weight loss responders' perceptions of an adaptive diabetes prevention trial: A qualitative perspective.Health education journal · 2023Article
- Five Vital Components in an Occupational Therapy-Based Municipal Weight Loss Program Obtained Through Research Circles.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2022Article
- Evaluation of the Small Changes, Healthy Habits Pilot Program: Its Influence on Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Behaviors of Adults in Louisiana.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundCurrently 1.9 billion adults worldwide are estimated to be overweight or obese. In Denmark the municipalities hold the responsibility to deliver weight loss programmes to overweight and obese citizens. There is a tendency to assume that weight loss programmes that show positive effects in specialized hospital settings are directly transferrable to municipal settings. However, municipality-based weight loss programmes have not produced clinically significant reductions in body weight. One reason for this may be that much research evidence regarding obesity programming neglects the perspectives of people with obesity. The first step in developing a weight loss programme designed for municipal settings is to understand what people with obesity want and need from a programme. The aim of this study was to examine what people with obesity find important in a weight loss programme for weight loss and weight maintenance.
methodsWe used a qualitative, explorative, descriptive design with individual interviews. We included men and women age 17 and older with a BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2. Participants were recruited from the wait lists of 13 municipality programmes and through Facebook posts. Data were analyzed using content analysis.
resultsThirty-four participants with overweight or obesity were individually interviewed (ages between 19 and 74). Findings suggest that weight loss programmes should; a) support participants in structuring days; b) consider the use of replacement activities to reduce cognitive and emotional burden; c) aide individuals to increase self-efficacy and; d) include family and friends as well as health professionals and peers in the weight loss process. Diet and exercise, while important, should be balanced with other meaningful activities in everyday life.
conclusionParticipants in this study wished to balance weight loss related activities with overall everyday life as well as finding the believe in their ability to lose weight in social relations.
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