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A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Group versus Individual Treatments for Adult Obesity

Author(s) -

Virginia Paul-Ebhohimhen,

Alison Avenell

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

obesity facts

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.398

H-Index - 45

eISSN - 1662-4033

pISSN - 1662-4025

DOI - 10.1159/000186144

Subject(s) - medicine , psychological intervention , obesity , physical therapy , weight loss , randomized controlled trial , clinical trial , meta analysis , gerontology , surgery , psychiatry

Both group and individual modes of delivery are employed for obesity treatments. Commercial weight loss groups commonly employ group-based delivery, while many clinical based settings employ one-to-one delivery. We systematically reviewed randomised controlled trials of treatments for adult obesity to compare the effectiveness of group-based to individual-based modes of treatment delivery.

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