Abstract
ABSTRACTObjective:to evaluate the effect of remote nursing monitoring on the improvement of anthropometric measurements of overweight women. Method:controlled, randomized clinical trial, carried out in a reference outpatient clinic for treatment of obesity. The baseline sample was composed of 101 women randomly assigned to two groups, 51 in the intervention group (IG) and 50 in the control group (CG). The IG received remote monitoring through telephone calls and conventional monitoring, and the CG received conventional monitoring. Women were assessed at the baseline and after three months of intervention. A paired t-test and analysis of covariance were used to evaluate intragroup differences in anthropometric measurements, and the statistical significance of 5% was adopted. Eighty one women completed the study. Results:in the intergroup comparison after the intervention, a reduction of 1.66 kg in the mean weight (p = 0.017) and of 0.66 kg/m2 in the mean BMI (p = 0.015) was found in the intervention group. There was a borderline statistically significant (p = 0.055) reduction of 2.5 cm in WC with in the intervention group. Conclusion:the remote monitoring was beneficial in reducing anthropometric measurements. RBR-3hzdgv.
Highlights
Obesity is a complex chronic disease that has become a public health problem in many countries due to its high prevalence, causal relationship with many serious chronic diseases, negative effects on quality of life, and relevant economic consequences related to increased health care costs[1,2]
Overweight people are at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, certain types of cancer, osteoarthritis, and depression[3]
The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of remote nursing monitoring on the improvement of anthropometric measurements of overweight women
Summary
Obesity is a complex chronic disease that has become a public health problem in many countries due to its high prevalence, causal relationship with many serious chronic diseases, negative effects on quality of life, and relevant economic consequences related to increased health care costs[1,2]. Overweight people are at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, certain types of cancer, osteoarthritis, and depression[3]. There is a global obesity pandemic, the prevalence of overweight and obesity in men and women varies greatly within and between countries; there are more obese women than obese men, in general, especially in developing countries[4]. The causes of overweight are complex and multifactorial, including biological, environmental, social and psychological factors, making its control a challenge, especially the maintenance of long-term weight loss . Besides the few treatment options with proven efficacy for weight control, there is a lack of reference services with trained staff and an apparent lack of time and motivation of the clients that contribute to the problem[9,10]
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