scholarly journals Family carers’ experiences of participating in a weight management programme for overweight children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities: An exploratory study

2018 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 388-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Regina L.T. Lee ◽  
Michael Brown ◽  
Cynthia Leung ◽  
Hong Chen ◽  
Lobo Louie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Weight Management ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Management Programme ◽  
Overweight Children ◽  
Family Carers ◽  
Weight Management Programme

scholarly journals A cluster randomised control trial of a multi-component weight management programme for adults with intellectual disabilities and obesity

2017 ◽  
Vol 118 (3) ◽  
pp. 229-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leanne Harris ◽  
Catherine Hankey ◽  
Nathalie Jones ◽  
Carol Pert ◽  
Heather Murray ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Weight Management ◽  
Management Programme ◽  
Recruitment Strategy ◽  
Randomised Control Trial ◽  
Cluster Randomised ◽  
Weight Management Programme ◽  
Adults With Intellectual Disabilities

AbstractThere have been few published controlled studies of multi-component weight management programmes that include an energy deficit diet (EDD), for adults with intellectual disabilities and obesity. The objective of this study was to conduct a single-blind, cluster randomised controlled trial comparing a multi-component weight management programme to a health education programme. Participants were randomised to either TAKE 5, which included an EDD or Waist Winners Too (WWToo), based on health education principles. Outcomes measured at baseline, 6 months (after a weight loss phase) and 12 months (after a 6-month weight maintenance phase), by a researcher blinded to treatment allocation, included: weight; BMI; waist circumference; physical activity; sedentary behaviour and health-related quality of life. The recruitment strategy was effective with fifty participants successfully recruited. Both programmes were acceptable to adults with intellectual disabilities, evidenced by high retention rates (90 %). Exploratory efficacy analysis revealed that at 12 months there was a trend for more participants in TAKE 5 (50·0 %) to achieve a clinically important weight loss of 5–10 %, in comparison to WWToo (20·8 %) (OR 3·76; 95 % CI 0·92, 15·30; 0·064). This study found that a multi-component weight management programme that included an EDD, is feasible and an acceptable approach to weight loss when tailored to meet the needs of adults with intellectual disabilities and obesity.

Paediatric weight-management programme for children 5–18 years old in Landskrona, Sweden

2005 ◽  
Vol 94 (0) ◽  
pp. 54b-54
Author(s):  
C Barth ◽  
A Cederström ◽  
H Mannerstråle-Paradisi
Keyword(s):  
Weight Management ◽  
Management Programme ◽  
Weight Management Programme
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