ArticleJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2023
Designing a program to support weight loss for patients attending the sleep medicine clinic: a qualitative study.
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- Barriers to Weight Loss Among Inner-City Adults Seeking Obesity Treatment at an Academic Weight Management Program.Cureus · 2025Article
- Comparative impact of different weight loss strategies on obstructive sleep apnea: an integrated review of surgical, pharmacological, and lifestyle interventions.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Review
- The association of weight loss from anti-obesity medications or bariatric surgery and apnea-hypopnea index in obstructive sleep apnea.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2024Review
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objectivesExcess body weight is the most important risk factor in sleep-disordered breathing. Weight loss is a treatment alternative to positive airway pressure therapy, but there is a knowledge gap of what is feasible, acceptable, and sustainable in this population. We seek to add the voices of sleep medicine patients and providers to the medical literature to understand what makes this population unique when considering weight loss, and what we can do differently to create more sustainable weight loss interventions.
methodsWe conducted one-on-one semistructured interviews with 12 patients with obstructive sleep apnea/obesity hypoventilation syndrome and obesity and with 9 sleep medicine providers regarding previous weight loss efforts, perceptions of barriers to and facilitators of weight loss, and potential components of a program to support those with sleep apnea and excess weight.
resultsPatients indicated they appreciated direct conversation with their sleep physician regarding weight loss and providers felt the patient population was generally very receptive to weight loss conversations. Patients emphasized the most important aspects of a future weight loss program would be personalized diet, exercise, accountability, integration of technology, and an individualized approach to addressing the psychological aspects of eating.
conclusionsThis is a unique population of patients who are very receptive to conversations about weight loss. We plan to use this data to inform a future weight loss program based in health coaching to address the specific needs of this population. CITATION: Dupuy-McCauley K, Benzo R, Barwise A. Designing a program to support weight loss for patients attending the sleep medicine clinic: a qualitative study.
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