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PMID: 21551406 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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INTRODUCTION: Shared medical appointments (SMAs) are 90-minute group appointments for patients with similar medical complaints. SMAs include components of a traditional office visit but provide further emphasis on health education. The effectiveness of SMAs on weight-loss in an outpatient setting has not been studied. METHODS: Weight-loss SMAs were offered by one physician at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation. Teaching content included Diabetes Prevention Program materials. This analysis includes patients who attended at least one SMA (n = 74) compared with patients in the same physician's practice who had at least one office visit and a body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m(2) (n = 356). RESULTS: The SMA group had a higher proportion of women than the comparison group (76% vs 64%) and were older (mean, 52.4 years; SD, 13.1 years vs mean, 47.0 years; SD, 13.3 years). SMA patients on average lost 1.0% of their baseline weight. Patients in the comparison group on average gained 0.8% of their baseline weight. DISCUSSION: SMAs may be a viable option for physicians to promote weight loss in the clinical setting. |
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Authors:
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Latha P Palaniappan; Amy L Muzaffar; Elsie J Wang; Eric C Wong; Trevor J Orchard |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM Volume: 24 ISSN: 1557-2625 ISO Abbreviation: J Am Board Fam Med Publication Date: 2011 May-Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-05-09 Completed Date: 2011-09-08 Revised Date: 2011-11-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101256526 Medline TA: J Am Board Fam Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 326-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute, Health Policy Research, Palo Alto, CA 94301, USA. lathap@pamfri.org |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Appointments and Schedules* Body Mass Index Diabetes Mellitus / prevention & control Female Health Education / methods* Health Promotion / methods* Humans Male Middle Aged Program Development Social Marketing United States Weight Loss* Young Adult |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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R01 DK081371-01A1/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; R01 DK081371-04/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS |
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