| Title |
The evaluating self-management and educational support in severely obese patients awaiting multidisciplinary bariatric care (EVOLUTION) trial: rationale and design
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| Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, August 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-13-321 |
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| Authors |
Raj S Padwal, Arya M Sharma, Miriam Fradette, Susan Jelinski, Scott Klarenbach, Alun Edwards, Sumit R Majumdar |
| Abstract |
In Canada, demand for multidisciplinary bariatric (obesity) care far outstrips capacity. Consequently, prolonged wait times exist and contribute to substantial health impairments.A supportive, educational intervention (with in-person and web-based versions) designed to enhance the self-management skills of patients wait-listed for multidisciplinary bariatric medical and surgical care has been variably implemented across Alberta, Canada. However, its effectiveness has not been evaluated. Our objectives were: 1. To determine if this program improves clinical and humanistic outcomes and is cost-effective compared to a control intervention; and 2. To compare the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of in-person group-based versus web-based care. We hypothesize that both the web-based and in-person programs will reduce body weight and improve outcomes compared to the control group. Furthermore, we hypothesize that the in-person version will be more effective but more costly than the web-based version. |
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| United States | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
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| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
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| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Norway | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 154 | 98% |
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| Researcher | 26 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 25 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 18 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 6% |
| Other | 19 | 12% |
| Unknown | 40 | 25% |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 35 | 22% |
| Psychology | 28 | 18% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 13 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 8 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 3% |
| Other | 20 | 13% |
| Unknown | 48 | 31% |
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