Counterweight: health improvements from a weight programme

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Practice NursingVol. 22, No. 2 Clinical Focus Weight ManagementCounterweight: health improvements from a weight programmeIain BroomIain BroomSearch for more papers by this authorIain BroomPublished Online:29 Sep 2013https://doi.org/10.12968/pnur.2011.22.2.62AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View articleReferencesAvenell A, Broom J, Brown TJet al. (2004) Systematic review of the long-term effects and economic consequences of treatments for obesity and implications for health improvement. Health Technol Assess 8(21). http://www.hta.ac.uk/execsumm/summ821.htm (accessed 2 January 2011) Crossref, Google ScholarGruber KJ, Haldeman LA (2009) Using the family to combat childhood and adult obesity. Prev Chronic Dis 6(3): 2–10 Google ScholarNational Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (2006) Obesity: Guidance on the Prevention, Identification, Assessment and Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults and Children. NICE guideline. NICE, London. http://www.nice.org.uk/ Google ScholarRolland C, Hession M, Murray Set al. (2009) Randomized clinical trial of standard dietary treatment vs a low-carbohydrate/high protein diet or the LighterLife Programme in the management of obesity. J Diabetes 1: 207–17 Crossref, Google ScholarScottish Government (2010) Preventing Overweight and Obesity in Scotland: A Route Map Towards Healthy Weight. The Scottish Government, Edinburgh Google ScholarScottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (2010) Management of obesity. A National Clinical Guideline. SIGN guideline 115. NHS Quality Improvement, Edinburgh Google ScholarScottish Public Health Observatory (2009) NHS Smoking Cessation Service Statistics (Scotland) 1 January to 31 December 2009. http://www.scotpho.org.uk/smokingcessationstats2009/ (accessed 5 January 2011) Google ScholarSjostrom, L (2008) Bariatric surgery and reduction in morbidity and mortality: experiences from the SOS study. Int J of Obesity 32: 593–7 Crossref, Google ScholarThe Counterweight Project Team (2004) A new evidence-based model for weight management in primary care: the Counterweight programme. J Hum Nutr Diet 17: 191–208 Crossref, Google ScholarThe Counterweight Project Team (2008) Evaluation of the Counterweight programme for obesity management in primary care: a starting point for continuous improvement. Br J Gen Pract 58: 540–54 Google ScholarThe Counterweight Project Team (2010) Long-term cost effectiveness of weight management in primary care. Int J Clin Pract 64: 775–83 Crossref, Google ScholarThe King's Fund (2010) A High Performing NHS? A Review of Progress 1997–2010. The King's Fund, London Google ScholarWatt GCM, Ecob R (1992) Mortality in Glasgow and Edinburgh: a paradigm of inequality in health. J Epidemiol Community Health 46: 498–505 Crossref, Google ScholarWatt GCM, Ecob R (2000) Analysis of falling mortality rates in Edinburgh and Glasgow. J Pub Health Med 22(3): 330–6 Crossref, Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails 1 February 2011Volume 22Issue 2ISSN (print): 0964-9271ISSN (online): 2052-2940 Metrics History Received 26 August 2010 Accepted 20 December 2010 Published online 29 September 2013 Published in print 1 February 2011 Information© MA Education LimitedKeywordsObesityCounterweight programmeweight managementhealth benefitscost-effectivenessPDF download