Development of a core outcome set for behavioural weight management programmes for adults with overweight and obesity: protocol for obtaining expert consensus using Delphi methodology.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Weight management interventions in research studies and in clinical practice differ in length, advice, frequency of meetings, staff and cost. Very few real-world programmes have published patient-related outcomes, and those that have published used different ways of reporting the information, making it impossible to compare interventions and further develop the evidence base. Developing a core outcome set for behavioural weight management programmes (BWMPs) for adults with overweight and obesity will allow different BWMPs to be compared and reveal which interventions work best for which members of the population.

Methods and analysis

An expert group, comprised of 40 people who work in, refer to, or attend BWMPs for adults with overweight and obesity, will be ask

SUBMITTER: Mackenzie RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6398651 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature