Predictors of attrition in a multidisciplinary adult weight management clinic | Zendy

Richdeep S. Gill | Zendy; Shahzeer Karmali | Zendy; Ghassan Hadi | Zendy; David P. AlAdra | Zendy; Xinzhe Shi | Zendy; Daniel W. Birch | Zendy

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Predictors of attrition in a multidisciplinary adult weight management clinic

Author(s) -

Richdeep S. Gill,

Shahzeer Karmali,

Ghassan Hadi,

David P. AlAdra,

Xinzhe Shi,

Daniel W. Birch

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

canadian journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1488-2310

pISSN - 0008-428X

DOI - 10.1503/cjs.035710

Subject(s) - medicine , attrition , overweight , multidisciplinary approach , weight management , body mass index , multivariate analysis , weight loss , emergency medicine , surgery , obesity , social science , dentistry , sociology

Worldwide, more than 1.7 billion individuals may be classified as overweight and are in need of appropriate medical and surgical treatments. The primary goal of a comprehensive weight management program is to produce sustainable weight loss. However, for such a program to be effective, the patient must complete it. We analyzed attrition rates and predictors of attrition within a publicly funded, multidisciplinary adult weight management program.

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