TY - JOUR
AU - Pinkney, Jonathan
AB - Purpose of Review Rising demand for specialised “Tier 3” weight management services in England is exceeding capacity, leading many services to offer group-based care programmes. This review considers the organisation of current provision, exploring how group programmes may enhance services and how these could be scaled up for wider implementation. Recent Findings Existing group-based programmes mainly focus on providing patients with information and education about their condition. Evidence suggests that groups themselves offer therapeutic benefits beyond this, by underpinning patients’ engagement with programme materials and contributing to wider health and well-being. To maximise these benefits, there is a need to attend to the group processes that emerge in treatment groups which, left unchecked, may limit or even adversely impact programme outcomes. Summary Group-based interventions may be of benefit to patients in Tier 3 specialist weight management services, although their format is complex and reliant on facilitators’ expertise. . . . . Keywords Severe obesity Group-based intervention Tier 3 Behaviour change Weight management services Introduction conditions such as type 2 diabetes are well-established, newer risk estimates for other serious health conditions highlight the Globally, it is estimated that the prevalence of obesity has more impact of this global issue. The 
TI - How Group-Based Interventions Can Improve Services for People with Severe Obesity
JF - Current Obesity Reports
DO - 10.1007/s13679-019-00348-y
DA - 2019-05-06
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/how-group-based-interventions-can-improve-services-for-people-with-ibTTfaVrW8
SP - 333
EP - 339
VL - 8
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -