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Wishes for a weight loss programme percieved by health professionals
Jessen-Winge, Christina; Surrow, Signe; Ilvig, Pia Maria; Lee, Kim; Christensen, Jeanette Reffstrup
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2021
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Jessen-Winge, C., Surrow, S., Ilvig, P. M., Lee, K., & Christensen, J. R. (2021). Wishes for a weight loss programme percieved by health professionals. Paper presented at Rehabilitation World Congress:, Aarhus, Denmark.
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Rehabilitation International World Congress 2021 7 – 9 September 2021, Aarhus, Denmark
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Abstract No. 279
Health and Function ‐ Oral Presentations (90) ‐ Nutrition, September 9, 2021, 16:00 ‐ 17:30
Wishes for a Weight Loss Programme Perceived by Health Professionals
Ph.d Student Christina Jessen‐winge1, Ph.d Jeanette Reffstrup Christensen1, Ph.d Kim Lee1, Master of Occuaptional Therapy Pia Ilvig1, Master of Occupational Therapy Signe Surrow1
1University Of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Background
Obesity is an increasing health challenge. People who are obese experience lower quality of life because of psychosocial barriers and physical limitations when participating in daily life. Weight loss programs still fail in supporting sustainable weight loss. One reason might be the narrow focus on diet and exercise instead of unhealthy habits in daily life. Our long‐term goal is to develop an evidence‐based rehabilitation that
supports people with obesity to reach a meaningful life both during and after a weight loss process. The program is called Danish Obesity Intervention Trial (DO:IT). As part of developing DO:IT we need to understand best practice from the perspective of the health professionals as they are the once with
important “hands‐on” experiences for the development of an occupational therapy rehabilitation for obese patients.
Purpose
The purpose was to explore the experiences with what works in a weight loss process in the Danish
municipalities and the wishes for how a future weight loss process should be; both from the views of health professionals.
Method and content
A phenomenological‐hermeneutical qualitative study was performed using semi‐structured interviews with health professionals conducting weight loss programs in Danish municipalities. The interviews were conducted in the spring 2018 and was analyzed using qualitative content analyzing.
Perspectives
The health professionals stated a holistic approach. They turned the focus away from weight loss related to illness to concerns about wellbeing. They wanted to build up self‐confidence by including meaningful activities and social support. Based on these results together with evidence it seems essential to include social relations and daily life in the DO:IT program to reach a balanced life both during and after a weight loss.
