Open AccessWhat Makes Opportunistic GP Interventions Effective? An Analysis of Behavior Change Techniques Used in 237 GP-Delivered Brief Interventions for Weight Loss
Author(s) -
Jana Bourhill,
Joseph Lee,
Kerstin Frie,
Paul Aveyard,
Charlotte Albury
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of behavioral medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.701
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1532-4796
pISSN - 0883-6612
DOI - 10.1093/abm/kaaa046
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , attendance , medicine , weight loss , confidence interval , odds ratio , physical therapy , behavior change , psychology , obesity , psychiatry , economics , economic growth , pathology
Evidence shows that clinician-delivered brief opportunistic interventions are effective in obesity, and guidelines promote their use. However, there is no evidence on how clinicians should do this, and guidelines are not based on clinical evidence.