Tier 3 specialist weight management service and pre-bariatric multicomponent weight management programmes for adults with obesity living in the UK: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

NHS England has recommended a multidisciplinary weight management services (MWMS-Tier 3 services) for patients requiring specialized management of obesity, including bariatric surgery, but clinical and measurable health-related outcomes from these services remains fragmented. We therefore undertook a systematic review to explore the evidence base of effect on body weight loss and comorbidities outcomes of Tier 3 or UK pre-bariatric MWMPs.

Methods

AMED, CINAHL, EMBASE, HMIC, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, PubMed, HDAS search and Google Scholar were searched from January 2000 to September 2017 in a free-text fashion and crossed-references of included studies to identify potential illegibility. Inclusion criteria were as follows: (a) published Tier 3 original study abstracts/art

SUBMITTER: Alkharaiji M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6354755 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature