Obesity Abstracts

Background: High attrition rates undermine the effectiveness of weight management interventions (WMI). Up to 80% of participants prematurely cease their engagement with a WMI, but a comprehensive understanding of attrition remains elusive (Moroshko & Brennan et al, 2011). For greater insight, Lemstra & Bird (2016), call for more qualitative studies, however, a key challenge is recruiting active and former participants. The Office for National Statistics (2017), report ...

In the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) area (Wales, UK), prevalence of overweight and obesity in children (4–5 years) are approximately 13.5 and 11.6% (n=~1650) respectively (Child Measurement Programme for Wales, 2017–18). It was estimated that approximately 4400 children (4–18 years) have severe obesity (BMI ≥99.6th centile) in the ABUHB area. An audit of ABUHB paediatric case notes indicated that almost one-third of patients had o...

Background: There are few specialist weight management services for children and young people in the UK (APPGO, 2018). Retention in such paediatric services can be difficult (Jelalian et al., 2008), and minimising attrition is critical for achieving good outcomes with this group (Hampl et al., 2011). Families can be reluctant to engage due to practical constraints, a lack of personalised care (Hampl et al., 2014) and the perception that services can ...