Participant Characteristics Associated with Changes in Mental Health in a Trial of Behavioural Weight Management Programmes: Secondary Analysis of the WRAP Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

On average, aspects of mental health improve following behavioural weight management programmes, yet this is not the case for all participants. It is important to identify those at risk of harm to provide more effective psychological support. We aimed to identify participant characteristics associated with changes in depression and anxiety in participants of a behavioural weight management programme.

Methods

In the Weight loss Referrals for Adults in Primary care trial, 1,267 adults with body mass index ≥28 kg/m2 were randomized to brief intervention, or WW (formerly weight watchers) for 12-weeks or 52-weeks and followed for 5 years. We used linear and multinomial regression to explore the association between participant characteristics and changes in depression

SUBMITTER: Jones RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9421672 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature