Comparison of a Behavioral Versus an Educational Weight Management Intervention After Renal Transplantation: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the first year following renal transplantation, preventing weight gain to minimize overweight or obesity is particularly important. The aim of this study is to test the effect of an 8-month behavioral intervention BMI and physical activity.

Methods

This randomized controlled study included 123 adult kidney or kidney-pancreas recipients. Patients were randomized to usual (1 educational session, then weight self-monitoring) and intervention care (usual care plus 7-8 counseling sessions). Alongside weight, body composition, and physical activity, satisfaction and perceptions regarding care were measured at weeks 2-6 (baseline), then at months 8 and 12.

Results

Both groups reported comparably high satisfaction. The intervention group (IG) reported more chron

SUBMITTER: Schmid-Mohler G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7004588 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature