Report for: A brief intervention for weight management in primary care: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Title	A brief intervention for weight management in primary care: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Published in	Trials, November 2013
DOI	10.1186/1745-6215-14-393
Pubmed ID	24252510
Authors	Amanda Lewis, Kate Jolly, Peymane Adab, Amanda Daley, Amanda Farley, Susan Jebb, Deborah Lycett, Sarah Clarke, Anna Christian, Jing Jin, Ben Thompson, Paul Aveyard
Abstract	Obesity affects 25% of the UK adult population but modest weight loss can reduce the incidence of obesity-related chronic disease. Some effective weight loss treatments exist but there is no nationally available National Health Service (NHS) treatment service, and general practitioners (GPs) rarely discuss weight management with patients or support behavior change. Evidence shows that commercial weight management services, that most primary care trusts have 'on prescription', are more effective than primary care treatment.

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Student > Ph. D. Student	22	13%
Unspecified	20	11%
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Researcher	16	9%
Other	33	19%
Unknown	41	23%

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Medicine and Dentistry	43	25%
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Psychology	14	8%
Social Sciences	8	5%
Other	19	11%
Unknown	46	26%

A brief intervention for weight management in primary care: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial