Participant experiences of a low-energy total diet replacement programme: A descriptive qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The participants' experience of low-energy total diet replacement (TDR) programmes delivered by lay counsellors in the community for the routine treatment of obesity is currently unclear. We interviewed a sample of twelve participants who took part in the Doctor Referral of Overweight People to Low-Energy total diet replacement Treatment (DROPLET) trial and were randomised to the TDR programme.

Methods

We purposively sampled twelve patients who took part in the DROPLET trial, and conducted in-depth telephone interviews, which were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Interview questions focused on participants' experiences and perceptions of the TDR programme. We conducted a thematic analysis, actively developing themes from the data, and used the one sheet

SUBMITTER: Astbury NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7478843 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature