Obesity Abstracts

The ABUHB level 3 adult weight management service provides individualized 2-year multidisciplinary support for patients with severe obesity and associated multi-morbidity. Some patients are discharged before 2 years or voluntarily leave the service early. To date, this service has received >400 referrals from 5 local authority areas as well as out-of-area referrals. The prevalence of adult obesity (BMI≥30.0 kg/m2 and ≥40.0 kg/m2) in the ABUHB ...

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 ...