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Alexis Cameron, Tori Gaer, Brianna Philipsen, Paige Schmidt, and Stevie Spencer

College of Nursing

Interventions for Decreasing Obesity

INTRODUCTION METHODS RESULTS

• Obesity is a public health issue due

to its world-wide prevalence and its • Articles were retrieved • Bariatric surgery produced

association with the risk of from: CINAHL, Briggs Library,

development of chronic diseases. 1 Research Gate, Elsevier greater weight loss after 1

• Obesity: having an excessive • Together, as a group, we year than conservative

amount of body fat; BMI ≥ 30. 4 treatments. 4

• 1.6 million adults are overweight and quantitatively and qualitatively • The reduction in weight

400 million clinically obese. 4 appraised the articles to determine if reached its maximum at 1

• Obesity can lead to comorbidities the articles were “good or excellent” year for both

such as type 2 diabetes, • Keywords that were used included: bariatric surgery and

cardiovascular disease, and lifestyle interventions. 6

hypertension. 1 obesity, weight loss, surgery, • Bariatric surgery and some

• Lifestyle changes: residential intervention, lifestyle, bariatric outpatient interventions had

intermittent program, weight loss surgery. weight regain between

camp, hospital outpatient programs. • 5 Articles were used.

4, 5 years 1 and 5. These

• Bariatric Surgery: stomach or groups still had significantly

intestine procedure to aid in weight lower weight compared to

loss DISCUSSION/CONCLUSIONS their baseline. 5

• After 8 weeks of improved

• Provide therapeutic education and diet and physical exercise,

counselling to clients and families of

obese individuals undergoing treatment. 3 there was a decrease in

PICO QUESTION 2 • Emphasize importance of attending body fat percentage, fat

follow-up appointments. 3 mass, and waist and hip

• Recommend counselling and support circumference. 1

In obese patients, does groups for clients and their families to • Participants in both groups

lifestyle change help prevent miscommunication and reported that if they were

misunderstandings in expectations.
3

compared to bariatric • Encourage clients to identify and cope able to regulate their

surgery help maintain with individuals who may be detrimental behaviors, they can 3

maintain weight loss.
to their success.
3
weight loss? • Encourage client to place a priority on

their own health needs. 3