| Feasibility of an interdisciplinary program for obesity management in Canada. | |
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PMID: 22267637 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Objective To assess the feasibility of a medically supervised, publicly funded interdisciplinary program for obesity management in a Canadian setting. Design Retrospective chart audit using electronic medical records. Setting Wharton Medical Clinic in Hamilton and Burlington, Ont. Participants A total of 2739 consenting patients attending the interdisciplinary obesity-management program at Wharton Medical Clinic. Main outcome measures Three- and 6-month weight changes and factors affecting weight loss. Results The 1085 patients attending the clinic for at least 3 months (mean [SD] of 8.1 [6.1] visits and 5.4 [4.7] months) lost a mean (SD) of 4.2 (7.1) kg or 3.5% (6.8%) of their initial body weight, with 32% and 9% of these patients attaining weight reductions of 5% or greater and 10% or greater, respectively. The 289 patients attending the clinic for 6 months or more (mean [SD] of 13.2 [9.7] visits and 10.5 [6.9] months) lost a mean (SD) of 5.4 (10.6) kg or 4.3% (9.2%) of their initial body weight, with 47% and 17% attaining reductions of 5% or greater and 10% or greater, respectively. Visit frequency was positively associated with weight loss independent of age, sex, body mass index, and treatment duration. Conclusion Preliminary data support the short-term effectiveness and clinical utility of this publicly funded program. Using this interdisciplinary model, approximately half of patients were able to attain clinically significant weight loss. |
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Sean Wharton; Sarah Vanderlelie; Arya M Sharma; Saaqshi Sharma; Jennifer L Kuk |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Canadian family physician Médecin de famille canadien Volume: 58 ISSN: 1715-5258 ISO Abbreviation: Can Fam Physician Publication Date: 2012 Jan |
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Created Date: 2012-01-23 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0120300 Medline TA: Can Fam Physician Country: Canada |
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Languages: eng Pagination: e32-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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York University, School of Kinesiology and Health Science, Sherman Health Science Research Centre, Room 2002, 4700 Keele St, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3. jennkuk@yorku.ca. |
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