{"title":"Weight reduction after bariatric surgery - Do results correlate with postoperative visit frequency?","authors":"Anila Punjwani , Gabrielle Unbehaun , Zachary Duarte , Juaquito Jorge","doi":"10.1016/j.obpill.2023.100093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obpill.2023.100093","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Consistent follow up after a bariatric surgery is considered vital to adequate and sustained weight reduction. This study examined the strength to which compliance with postsurgical appointments predicted an increase in total body weight loss percent (TBWL%) and change in body mass index (BMI) in a cohort of Illinois based surgical center patients.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Participants (n = 78) were patients with obesity who underwent bariatric surgery between 2019 and 2021. Patient preoperative weight and BMI, and postoperative weight and BMI at 3-month intervals for one year, and the number of visits were collected from chart review to calculate TBWL%, and change in BMI. Relationship between these factors and postoperative visit compliance were evaluated using linear regression to assess if it was a significant predictor of success.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Follow up visit compliance had a weak positive association with increased TBWL% (Model R<sup>2</sup> = 0.134, B = 0.011, p = 0.004) and a minimally stronger association with increased change in BMI (Model R<sup>2</sup> = 0.229, B = 0.015, p = 0.0001).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Adherence with follow up visits was weakly related to improved weight reduction outcomes after bariatric surgery. Future investigations should consider how follow up visits can better influence a patient's success in sustaining achieved weight reduction.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100977,"journal":{"name":"Obesity Pillars","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100093"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667368123000396/pdfft?md5=f464625d1ef6910b56c813a2e2eaf5fd&pid=1-s2.0-S2667368123000396-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134657057","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Obesity PillarsPub Date : 2023-10-19DOI: 10.1016/j.obpill.2023.100092
Shagun Bindlish, Jennifer Ng, Wissam Ghusn, Angela Fitch, Harold Edward Bays
{"title":"Obesity, thrombosis, venous disease, lymphatic disease, and lipedema: An obesity medicine association (OMA) clinical practice statement (CPS) 2023","authors":"Shagun Bindlish, Jennifer Ng, Wissam Ghusn, Angela Fitch, Harold Edward Bays","doi":"10.1016/j.obpill.2023.100092","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obpill.2023.100092","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>This Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) Clinical Practice Statement (CPS) is intended to provide clinicians with an overview on obesity, thrombosis, venous disease, lymphatic disease, and lipedema.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>The scientific support for this CPS is based upon published citations, clinical perspectives of OMA authors, and peer review by the Obesity Medicine Association leadership.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Topics in this CPS include obesity, thrombosis, venous disease, lymphatic disease, and lipedema. Obesity increases the risk of thrombosis and cardiovascular disease via fat mass and adiposopathic mechanisms. Treatment of thrombosis or thrombotic risk includes healthful nutrition, physical activity, and the requisite knowledge of how body weight affects anti-thrombotic medications. In addition to obesity-related thrombotic considerations of acute coronary syndrome and ischemic non-hemorrhagic stroke, this Clinical Practice Statement briefly reviews the diagnosis and management of clinically relevant presentations of deep vein thromboses, pulmonary embolism, chronic venous stasis, varicose veins, superficial thrombophlebitis, lipodermatosclerosis, corona phlebectatica, chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, iliofemoral venous obstruction, pelvic venous disorder, post-thrombotic syndrome, as well as lymphedema and lipedema – which should be included in the differential diagnosis of other edematous or enlargement disorders of the lower extremities.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>This Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) Clinical Practice Statement (CPS) on obesity, thrombosis, and venous/lymphatic disease is one of a series of OMA CPSs designed to assist clinicians in the care of patients with the disease of obesity.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100977,"journal":{"name":"Obesity Pillars","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100092"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667368123000384/pdfft?md5=f632946dd26048d66d34a413694d941c&pid=1-s2.0-S2667368123000384-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91987012","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Obesity PillarsPub Date : 2023-10-16DOI: 10.1016/j.obpill.2023.100091
Joseph Abraham Roshan , Taniya S. Nagpal , Nicole Pearce , Khushmol K. Dhaliwal , Mohamed El-Hussein , Mary Forhan , Stasia Hadjiyanakis , Raed Hawa , Robert F. Kushner , Dayna Lee-Baggley , Michelle McMillan , Sarah Nutter , Helena Piccinini-Vallis , Michael Vallis , Sean Wharton , David Wiljer , Sanjeev Sockalingam
{"title":"Transforming the landscape of obesity education - The Canadian obesity education competencies","authors":"Joseph Abraham Roshan , Taniya S. Nagpal , Nicole Pearce , Khushmol K. Dhaliwal , Mohamed El-Hussein , Mary Forhan , Stasia Hadjiyanakis , Raed Hawa , Robert F. Kushner , Dayna Lee-Baggley , Michelle McMillan , Sarah Nutter , Helena Piccinini-Vallis , Michael Vallis , Sean Wharton , David Wiljer , Sanjeev Sockalingam","doi":"10.1016/j.obpill.2023.100091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obpill.2023.100091","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>With ongoing gaps in obesity education delivery for health professions in Canada and around the world, a transformative shift is needed to address and mitigate weight bias and stigma, and foster evidence-based approaches to obesity assessment and care in the clinical setting. Obesity Canada has created evidence-based obesity competencies for medical education that can guide curriculum development, assessment and evaluation and be applied to health professionals' education programs in Canada and across the world.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>The Obesity Canada Education Action Team has seventeen members in health professions education and research along with students and patient experts. Through an iterative group consensus process using four guiding principles, key and enabling obesity competencies were created using the 2015 CanMEDS competency framework as its foundation. These principles included the representation of all CanMEDS Roles throughout the competencies, minimizing duplication with the original CanMEDS competencies, ensuring obesity focused content was informed by the 2020 Adult Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines and the 2019 US Obesity Medication Education Collaborative Competencies, and emphasizing patient-focused language throughout.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>A total of thirteen key competencies and thirty-seven enabling competencies make up the Canadian Obesity Education Competencies (COECs).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The COECs embed evidence-based approaches to obesity care into one of the most widely used competency-based frameworks in the world, CanMEDS. Crucially, these competencies outline how to address and mitigate the damaging effects of weight bias and stigma in educational and clinical settings. Next steps include the creation of milestones and nested Entrustable Professional Activities, a national report card on obesity education for undergraduate medical education in Canada, and Free Open Access Medication Education content, including podcasts and infographics, for easier adoption into curriculum around the world and across the health professions spectrum.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100977,"journal":{"name":"Obesity Pillars","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100091"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49700802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Obesity PillarsPub Date : 2023-09-27DOI: 10.1016/j.obpill.2023.100090
Ximena Ramos Salas , Miguel Alejandro Saquimux Contreras , Cathy Breen , Yudith Preiss , Brad Hussey , Mary Forhan , Sean Wharton , Denise Campbell-Scherer , Michael Vallis , Jennifer Brown , Sue D. Pedersen , Arya M. Sharma , Euan Woodward , Ian Patton , Nicole Pearce
{"title":"Review of an international pilot project to adapt the Canadian Adult Obesity Clinical Practice Guideline","authors":"Ximena Ramos Salas , Miguel Alejandro Saquimux Contreras , Cathy Breen , Yudith Preiss , Brad Hussey , Mary Forhan , Sean Wharton , Denise Campbell-Scherer , Michael Vallis , Jennifer Brown , Sue D. Pedersen , Arya M. Sharma , Euan Woodward , Ian Patton , Nicole Pearce","doi":"10.1016/j.obpill.2023.100090","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obpill.2023.100090","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>The evidence-based Canadian Adult Obesity Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) released in August 2020 were developed through a systematic literature review and patient-oriented research process. This CPG is considered a paradigm shift for obesity care as it introduced a new obesity definition that is based on health not body size, incorporates lived experiences of people affected by obesity, and addresses the pervasive weight bias and stigma that patients face in healthcare systems. The purpose of this pilot project was to assess the feasibility of adapting the Canadian CPG in Chile and Ireland.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>An International Clinical Practice Guideline Adaptation Committee was established to oversee the project. The project was conducted through four interrelated phases: 1) planning and preparation; 2) pilot project application process; 3) adaptation; and 4) launch, dissemination, and implementation. Ireland used the GRADE-ADAPTE framework and Chile used the GRADE-ADOLOPMENT approach.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Chile and Ireland developed their adapted guidelines in one third of the time it took to develop the Canadian guidelines. In Ireland, 18 chapters, which underpin the 80 key recommendations, were contextually adapted. Chile adopted 18 chapters and 76 recommendations, adapted one recommendation, and developed 12 new recommendations.\u2028</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The pilot project demonstrated it is feasible to adapt the Canadian CPG for use in other countries with different healthcare systems, languages, and cultural contexts, while retaining the Canadian CPG's key principles and values such as the treatment of obesity as a chronic disease, adoption of new clinical assessment approaches that go beyond anthropometric measurements, elimination of weight bias and stigma, shifting obesity care outcomes to improved health and well-being rather than weight loss alone, and the use of patient-centred, collaborative and shared-decision clinical care approaches.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100977,"journal":{"name":"Obesity Pillars","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100090"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49700816","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Obesity PillarsPub Date : 2023-09-24DOI: 10.1016/j.obpill.2023.100089
Ian Patton , Ximena Ramos Salas , Brad Hussey , Megha Poddar , Sanjeev Sockalingam , Laurie Twells , Hassan Mir , Mary Forhan , Pam Hung , Al Martin , Lisa Schaffer , Candace Vilhan
{"title":"Patient perceptions about obesity management in the context of concomitant care for other chronic diseases","authors":"Ian Patton , Ximena Ramos Salas , Brad Hussey , Megha Poddar , Sanjeev Sockalingam , Laurie Twells , Hassan Mir , Mary Forhan , Pam Hung , Al Martin , Lisa Schaffer , Candace Vilhan","doi":"10.1016/j.obpill.2023.100089","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obpill.2023.100089","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Approximately 15% of Canadian adults live with two or more chronic diseases, many of which are obesity related. The degree to which Canadian obesity treatment guidelines are integrated into chronic disease management is unknown.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>We conducted a 12-min online survey among a non-probability sample of 2506 adult Canadians who met at least one of the following criteria: 1) BMI ≥30 kg/m<sup>2</sup>; 2) medical diagnosis of obesity; 3) undergone medically supervised treatment for obesity; or 4) a belief that excess/abnormal adipose tissue impairs their health. Participants must have been diagnosed with at least one of 12 prevalent obesity-related chronic diseases. Data analysis consisted of descriptive statistics.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>One in four (26.4%) reported a diagnosis of obesity, but only 9.2% said they had received medically supervised obesity treatment. The majority (55%) agreed obesity makes managing their other chronic diseases challenging; 39% agreed their chronic disease(s) have progressed or gotten worse because of their obesity. While over half (54%) reported being aware that obesity is classified as a chronic disease, 78% responded obesity was their responsibility to manage on their own. Only 33% of respondents responded they have had success with obesity treatment.</p></div><div><h3>Interpretation</h3><p>While awareness of obesity as a chronic disease is increasing, obesity care within the context of a wider chronic disease management model is suboptimal. More work remains to be done to make Canadian obesity guidelines standard for obesity care.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100977,"journal":{"name":"Obesity Pillars","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100089"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49700861","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Obesity PillarsPub Date : 2023-09-14DOI: 10.1016/j.obpill.2023.100088
Michael Vallis
{"title":"Helping providers address psychological aspects of obesity in routine care: Development of the obesity adjustment dialogue tool (OADT)","authors":"Michael Vallis","doi":"10.1016/j.obpill.2023.100088","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obpill.2023.100088","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>This study developed and validated a dialogue tool (Obesity Adjustment Dialogue Tool) to efficiently assess QoL and drive to eat for use in routine clinical care.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A 13-question interview was created, assessing the impact of living with obesity on quality of life and drive to eat. In a counter-balanced order, PwO were interviewed and completed the Obesity Adjustment Survey (OAS), the Impact of Obesity on Quality of Life-Lite scale (IWQoL), the Three Factor Eating Questionnaire (TREQ), and the Control of Eating Questionnaire (COEQ). Questionnaire results were used to validate the interview using correlational and concordance measures.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>101 PwO consented and 98 completed all measures (mean BMI = 37.8; 30.7% Class III obesity). Correlations between the QoL dialogue tool and validated instruments (OAS, IWQOL) were moderate to high. Correlations between cravings questions and validated measures (TFEQ, COEQ) were high except for attempts to control eating. Correspondence based on categorizing both the dialogue tool and scales into high/low impact was high except for attempts to control eating (which was dropped from the final tool).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The Obesity Adjustment Dialogue Tool is a brief clinician-led structured interview which closely matches information derived from validated scales. This tool offers an efficient approach to incorporating QoL factors into obesity management.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100977,"journal":{"name":"Obesity Pillars","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100088"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49700860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Obesity PillarsPub Date : 2023-09-07DOI: 10.1016/j.obpill.2023.100087
Morgan Bradley , Julian Melchor , Rachel Carr , Sara Karjoo
{"title":"Obesity and malnutrition in children and adults: A clinical review","authors":"Morgan Bradley , Julian Melchor , Rachel Carr , Sara Karjoo","doi":"10.1016/j.obpill.2023.100087","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obpill.2023.100087","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>In the U.S., children and adults are consuming more low-nutrient foods with added sugar and excess fats as compared to healthy, high-quality calories and micronutrients. This diet is increasing the prevalence of malnutrition and nutritional deficiencies, despite high calorie intake. This is a review of the common micronutrient deficiencies, the risk factors for malnutrition, dietary plans, and the health consequences in children and adults with obesity in the U.S.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>This clinical review of literature was performed on the MEDLINE (PubMed) search engine. A total of 1391 articles were identified and after review, a total of 130 were found to be most pertinent.</p></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><p>The most common micronutrient deficiencies found in patients with obesity were vitamin A, thiamine (B1), folate (B9), cobalamin (B12), vitamin D, iron, calcium, and magnesium, especially prior and after bariatric surgery. Diets that produced the most weight reduction also further puts these individuals at risk for worsening malnutrition. Malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies can worsen health outcomes if not properly managed.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Adequate screening and awareness of malnutrition can improve the health outcomes in patients with obesity. Physiologic changes in response to increased adiposity and inadequate intake increase this population's risk of adverse health effects. Malnutrition affects the individual and contributes to worse public health outcomes. The recommendations for screening for malnutrition are not exclusive to individuals undergoing bariatric procedures and can improve the health outcomes of any patient with obesity. However, clearly, improved nutritional status can assist with metabolism and prevent adverse nutritional outcomes post-bariatric surgery. Clinicians should advise on proper nutrition and be aware of diets that worsen deficiencies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100977,"journal":{"name":"Obesity Pillars","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100087"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49700814","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Obesity PillarsPub Date : 2023-09-01DOI: 10.1016/j.obpill.2023.100082
G. Konings , M. Drukker , R. Severeijns , R. Ponds
{"title":"The complexity of obesity-related health problems after bariatric surgery: The patient perspective","authors":"G. Konings , M. Drukker , R. Severeijns , R. Ponds","doi":"10.1016/j.obpill.2023.100082","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obpill.2023.100082","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Bariatric surgery aims to improve quality of life by means of weight loss. Obesity-related physical and psychological health problems should improve, but long-term data are scarce.</p></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><p>To evaluate preoperative physical and mental health problems perceived by the patient and the association with weight loss and quality of life, 5 years after bariatric surgery.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>101 persons (response rate 67%) who had had bariatric surgery an average of 4.6 years before this study completed a written survey on obesity-related physical and psychological health problems and three psychological questionnaires collecting information on eating behavior and quality of life. Over half of the participants (55%) had had a laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Preoperatively reported health problems improved but were not necessarily associated with weight loss. Minimal improvement in tiredness, shame and weight instability were associated with significantly less weight loss. Preoperative type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) improved but participants had significantly less weight loss and more dissatisfaction regarding the bariatric trajectory than participants without T2D. Eating concerns, emotional eating and external eating improved but not restrained eating. Compared to the Dutch population reference, most quality of life scores of the participants were lower.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>In this analysis, participants did report satisfaction although from a patients’ perspective, improvements of weight and health did not necessarily lead to satisfaction regarding the bariatric trajectory. Participants with postoperative reported fatigue and shame as well as participants with preoperative T2D showed significant less weight loss. More long-term research is necessary to close the current knowledge gap.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100977,"journal":{"name":"Obesity Pillars","volume":"7 ","pages":"Article 100082"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49700770","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Obesity PillarsPub Date : 2023-09-01DOI: 10.1016/j.obpill.2023.100074
Vera Voorwinde , Sahar Moukadem , Maartje M. van Stralen , Ignace M.C. Janssen , Valerie M. Monpellier , Ingrid H.M. Steenhuis
{"title":"How to get back on track? Experiences of patients and healthcare professionals regarding weight recurrence and needs for an intervention after bariatric-metabolic surgery","authors":"Vera Voorwinde , Sahar Moukadem , Maartje M. van Stralen , Ignace M.C. Janssen , Valerie M. Monpellier , Ingrid H.M. Steenhuis","doi":"10.1016/j.obpill.2023.100074","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obpill.2023.100074","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Multidisciplinary lifestyle interventions are recommended as a first step in treating weight recurrence after bariatric-metabolic surgery (BMS). However, little is known about the experience of patients and healthcare professionals (HCP) with these interventions and how they should be tailored to the patients’ needs. The aim of this study was to gain more insight into the experiences and needs of patients and HCP regarding weight recurrence after BMS and an intervention to get Back on Track. In addition, attitudes towards integrating e-Health into the care program were explored.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A qualitative process evaluation of an intervention for weight recurrence, the Back on Track (BoT), was conducted by means of in-depth interviews and focus groups with 19 stakeholders, including patients and HCP involved in BoT. Interviews were transcribed verbatim. Data were analyzed through thematic analysis.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Patients and HCP reported a wide array of causes of weight recurrence. Patients found it difficult to decide when weight recurrence is problematic and when they should ask for help. Patients reported feeling like the exception and ashamed, therefore experiencing a high threshold to seek help. E-Health was seen as a promising way to improve tailoring, screening, autonomy for the patient, and accessible contact.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Patients should be adequately counselled on weight recurrence after BMS and the importance of intervening early. It is important to lower the threshold for seeking help. For example by offering more long-term standard care or by adding e-Health to the intervention.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100977,"journal":{"name":"Obesity Pillars","volume":"7 ","pages":"Article 100074"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49728030","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Obesity PillarsPub Date : 2023-09-01DOI: 10.1016/j.obpill.2023.100078
Lisanne Arayess , Sanne M. Gerards , Junilla K. Larsen , Ester F.C. van der Borgh-Sleddens , Anita C.E. Vreugdenhil
{"title":"Comparing the use of food and physical activity parenting practices: Parents of children with overweight and obesity versus parents of children with a healthy weight","authors":"Lisanne Arayess , Sanne M. Gerards , Junilla K. Larsen , Ester F.C. van der Borgh-Sleddens , Anita C.E. Vreugdenhil","doi":"10.1016/j.obpill.2023.100078","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obpill.2023.100078","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Paediatric overweight and obesity are caused by a complex imbalance between energy intake and expenditure. Parents may influence this imbalance through energy balance-related parenting practices. This study aims to compare the use of energy balance-related parenting practices between parents of children with overweight and obesity and children with a healthy weight.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>This study compares energy balance-related parenting practices among a group of parents with children with overweight and obesity at the start of a lifestyle intervention (N = 107) and children with a healthy weight (N = 137). Specifically, it compares the feeding practices ‘overt control’ (open control over eating), ‘encouragement’, ‘instrumental feeding’, ‘emotional feeding’, and ‘covert control’ (hidden control over eating), as well as the physical activity parenting practice ‘promoting physical activity’. Multiple regression analyses are used to calculate associations between child weight groups and parenting practices when corrected for children's characteristics.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Parents of children with overweight and obesity reported significantly different scores on control over eating practices than parents of children with a healthy weight, namely a significantly higher score on covert control (B = 0.397, S.E. 0.123, p = 0.001) and a significantly lower score for overt control (B = −0.136, S.E. 0.068, p = 0.046).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Covert control is reported more, while overt control is reported less in parents of children with overweight and obesity compared to parents of children with a healthy weight, even after correction for the child's, family, and maternal characteristics. Future longitudinal research and intervention trials are recommended to determine <em>whether</em> and <em>how</em> the use of control over eating practices changes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100977,"journal":{"name":"Obesity Pillars","volume":"7 ","pages":"Article 100078"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49700767","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}