The Lifestyle Challenge Program: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Weight Management

Malone, Margaret; Alger-Mayer, Sharon; Anderson, Drew A.

doi:10.1345/aph.1g287

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“…Moreover, the employees met on a daily basis during the intervention period, and tended to share meals and have opportunities to meet immediately after work for physical exercise or other weight reduction activities [33]. The relatively low drop-out in our study compared to other studies [34,35] supports that the abovementioned factors have strengthened the completion rate in our study-group and ought to be considered in future studies and workplace initiatives for reducing excessive overweight.…”

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Weight loss among female health care workers- a 1-year workplace based randomized controlled trial in the FINALE-health study

et al. 2012

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BackgroundWeight management constitutes a substantial problem particularly among groups of low socio-economic status. Interventions at work places may be a solution, but high quality worksite interventions documenting prolonged weight loss are lacking. This paper presents results of an intervention aimed to achieve a 12 months weight loss among overweight health care workers.MethodsNinety-eight overweight female health care workers were randomized into an intervention or a reference group. The intervention consisted of diet, physical exercise and cognitive behavioral training during working hours 1 hour/week. The reference group was offered monthly oral presentations. Several anthropometric measures, blood pressure, cardiorespiratory fitness, maximal muscle strength, and musculoskeletal pain were measured before and after the 12-months intervention period. Data were analyzed by intention-to-treat analysis.ResultsThe intervention group significantly reduced body weight by 6 kg (p < 0.001), BMI by 2.2 (p < 0.001) and body fat percentage by 2.8 (p < 0.001). There were no statistical reductions in the control group, resulting in significant differences between the two groups over time.ConclusionsThe intervention generated substantial reductions in body weight, BMI and body fat percentage among overweight female health care workers over 12 months. The positive results support the workplace as an efficient arena for weight loss among overweight females.Trial registrationNCT01015716.

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Weight loss among female health care workers- a 1-year workplace based randomized controlled trial in the FINALE-health study

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“…27 However, some initiatives have demonstrated that pharmacists can successfully manage weight loss in the community and health care centers. [27][28][29] Diff erent strategies have been used by pharmacists to target weight loss including meal replacement, reduced-calorie diet or over the counter Orlistat with an average weight loss in 12 months of 1.1 to 4.1 kg. 27 We believe that the use of the plate method together with a Latin American Food Model kit in this study was a successful strategy used by the pharmacists to educate patients on portion sizes and food selections.…”

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A Community-Based Pilot Study of a Diabetes Pharmacist Intervention in Latinos: Impact on Weight and Hemoglobin A1c

Castejón¹,

Calderón²,

Pérez³

et al. 2013

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Type 2 diabetes disproportionately affects Latinos increasing their risk of diabetes-related complications. This study used a randomized controlled design with a community-based approach to evaluate the impact of a culturally tailored pharmacist intervention on clinical outcomes in Latino diabetics. The intervention included a focused discussion and two individual pharmacist counseling sessions on medication, nutrition, exercise, and self-care to promote behavior changes. Sessions were culturally adapted for language, diet, family participation, and cultural beliefs. Clinical outcomes were measured at baseline and three months. Nineteen intervention and 24 control participants completed the study. Mean BMI reduction was greater for intervention than for control group participants (-0.73 ± 0.07 kg/m2 versus + 0.37 ± 0.02 kg/m2 p<.009 respectively). Hemoglobin A1c was significantly reduced by 0.93 ± 0.45% in the intervention group only. There was no significant difference in blood glucose, blood pressure, or lipid levels. An innovative culturally-sensitive pharmacist intervention improved selected clinical outcomes among Latino diabetics.

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“…The National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia) [4] has recommended utilising services of various disciplines including general practitioners, dieticians, exercise physiologists, psychologists and other specialists depending on the individual's requirements. The Lifestyle Challenge Program (USA) [24] is an example of a multi-disciplinary team approach to weight management co-directed by a pharmacist and including a physician specialising in nutrition, a behavioural psychologist, a dietician and an exercise physiologist. Besides weight loss there was improvement in health-related quality of life, binge-eating behaviour and depressive symptoms.…”

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Managing obesity in pharmacy: the Australian experience

Armour

Krass

et al. 2010

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The Lifestyle Challenge Program: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Weight Management

Abstract: This program is a successful multidisciplinary model for the management of overweight and obese patients in an outpatient-based hospital setting.

Cited by 32 publications

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Weight loss among female health care workers- a 1-year workplace based randomized controlled trial in the FINALE-health study

Weight loss among female health care workers- a 1-year workplace based randomized controlled trial in the FINALE-health study

A Community-Based Pilot Study of a Diabetes Pharmacist Intervention in Latinos: Impact on Weight and Hemoglobin A1c

Managing obesity in pharmacy: the Australian experience

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