The Effect of a Brief Low-Intensity Therapeutic Lifestyle Counselling Intervention on Weight Loss among Overweight Patients in Primary Care: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial

Introduction: To preliminarily assess the effectiveness of a simple low intensity therapeutic lifestyle counselling intervention on weight reduction in overweight patients in primary care. Methods: We piloted a six-month randomised controlled trial on 200 primary care clinic patients aged between 21...

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Main Authors: Lee Beng Ng MBBS, MMed (Fam Med), FCFP(S), Yong Yang PhD, Gerald Choon-Huat Koh MBBS, MMed (Fam Med), FCFP(S), PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-06-01
Series:Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/201010581402300205