SPOTLIGHT: Nutrition Information for Healthy Weight Management.

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Management ◽  
Nutrition Information ◽  
Healthy Weight

Obesity and cancer: student therapeutic radiographers’ understanding of obesity and cancer and their role in weight management

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Manmeet Kaur ◽  
Laura Charlesworth
Keyword(s):  
Weight Management ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Healthy Weight ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Margin Of Error ◽  
Management Advice ◽  
Obesity And Cancer

Abstract Aims: To explore student therapeutic radiographers’ understanding of obesity and cancer and to identify if student therapeutic radiographers believe that radiographers should have a role within weight management. Materials and Methods: This study used a self-completed online questionnaire (google forms) to collect data from Radiotherapy and Oncology students, studying at one Higher Education Institution, to gain an understanding of their current knowledge of weight management. A retrospective margin of error calculation was carried out, showing a 9% margin of error with a 90% confidence level. Results: In total 57 responses were received, n = 50 BSc students and n = 7 pre-registration MSc students. Three key barriers to openly discussing weight loss management with service users emerged from the questionnaire data; these were a lack of time, lack of clear guidelines and lack of confidence. These barriers could potentially be addressed by improving education and training, making it easier for therapeutic radiographers to openly discuss weight management with service users. Findings: Awareness of guidelines was suboptimal, with 82% (n = 47) of respondents unaware of any guidelines. In addition to this, the majority of students identified a lack of confidence as a barrier to them providing weight management advice. Despite this, 54·4% of respondents agreed that radiographers should have a role in providing weight management advice, with 22·2% of respondents being unsure. Findings suggest that behaviour change is required amounts both students and staff members, so that healthcare professionals are more inclined to have healthy weight management discussions. Perhaps more specialist roles need to be developed, so that healthy weight management discussions can become a norm.

Planned Evaluation of the Healthy Weight Clinic Pediatric Weight Management and Implementation: Massachusetts-CORD 3.0

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (S1) ◽  
pp. S-55-S-61
Author(s):  
Lauren Fiechtner ◽  
Desiree Sierra Velez ◽  
Sujata G. Ayala ◽  
Ines Castro ◽  
Jeanne Lindros ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Management ◽  
Healthy Weight ◽  
Pediatric Weight Management

Smoking cessation and healthy weight management

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 134-138
Author(s):  
Simon Nugent ◽  
Isobel Duckworth
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Weight Management ◽  
Healthy Weight

‘Water dripping on a stone’: a feasibility study of a healthy weight management conversation approach in routine general practice consultations

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jo Hilder ◽  
Lesley Gray ◽  
Maria Stubbe ◽  
Sarah Duncan ◽  
Anthony C Dowell
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
Weight Management ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Healthy Weight ◽  
Training And Education ◽  
Patient Interviews ◽  
Effective Training ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
General Practices ◽  
Practice Patient

Abstract Background Primary health care has an important role to play in the management of weight and yet discussions of healthy weight management do not occur optimally, indicating a need for simple tools and training in brief weight counselling. The ‘FABS’ approach (focusing on four topic areas: Food, Activity, Behaviour and Support) was developed to address this. Objectives To explore the feasibility of the ‘FABS’ approach within routine general practice consultations and its effectiveness in facilitating healthy weight conversations. Method The FABS approach was run for a trial period in five New Zealand general practices. The approach entailed staff training, the addition to the practice patient management system of a template outlining potential topics for discussion and a patient handout. GPs were asked to use the approach with any adult patient with a body mass index of over 28 kg/m2. A descriptive analysis of anonymized quantitative practice data was conducted, with limited qualitative data from an online clinician questionnaire and interviews with GPs and patients. Results Over 4 months, the template was opened 862 times by 27 clinicians in 830 patient consultations. All FABS topics were raised at least once. Physical activity was raised most frequently, followed by two food-related topics. There was variation between practices and between GPs. GPs tended to raise more topics within a single consultation than the training recommended. The limited clinician survey results and patient interviews also indicated positive responses to the approach. Conclusions It is possible to provide an infrastructure for healthy weight conversation approaches within general practice so that patients receive supportive and consistent messages on a regular basis. General practice is an appropriate setting for this due to the ongoing relationships with patients and team-based approach, but there is a need for effective training and education to ensure appropriate and effectively delivery.

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