Recommendation ID
PH53/5
Question
What effect does lifestyle weight management training for health professionals and lifestyle weight management staff have on:
- The referral process, including patient satisfaction?
- Programme outcomes (weight loss and prevention of weight regain), adherence to the programme and participants' satisfaction with it?
- Staff confidence in discussing weight issues and any concerns about their own weight?
- Staff ability to deliver the programme?
- General approach of staff (that is, whether they adopt a 'respectful and nonjudgemental' approach as a result)?
Any explanatory notes
(if applicable)
None.

Source guidance details

Comes from guidance
Weight management: lifestyle services for overweight or obese adults
Number
PH53
Date issued
May 2014

Other details

Is this a recommendation for the use of a technology only in the context of research? No  
Is it a recommendation that suggests collection of data or the establishment of a register?   No  
Last Reviewed 03/07/2014