Following up Fighting Fit: The long-term impact of health practitioner input on obesity and BMI amongst adults with intellectual disabilities

This article presents findings on the long-term impact of health practitioner input to reduce obesity amongst adults with intellectual disabilities. Body mass index (BMI) was measured for an input group (N = 33) and a comparison group (N = 40) 6 years after the input group first received input. Data...

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Published in:Journal of intellectual disabilities 2008-12, Vol.12 (4), p.309-323
Main Authors: Chapman, Melanie J., Craven, Michael J., Chadwick, Darren D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Body Mass Index
Female
Health Personnel
Health Promotion
Humans
Intellectual disabilities
Intellectual Disability - epidemiology
Male
Medical sciences
Mental health
Middle Aged
Obesity
Obesity - epidemiology
Obesity - prevention & control
Prevention. Health policy. Planification
Prospective Studies
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Time Factors
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Summary:This article presents findings on the long-term impact of health practitioner input to reduce obesity amongst adults with intellectual disabilities. Body mass index (BMI) was measured for an input group (N = 33) and a comparison group (N = 40) 6 years after the input group first received input. Data on BMI were collected at baseline, 6 months, 1 year and 6 years. Mean BMI for the input group reduced steadily over 6 years. Mean BMI in the non-input group rose initially, stabilized and then decreased (although remaining higher than at baseline). The input group demonstrated improvements in obesity levels and lost more weight than the non-input group. However, the differences between groups did not reach statistical significance. This and the improvements in BMI within the non-input group may be due to the relatively small sample size, effect size and the impact of other local initiatives.
ISSN:1744-6295
1744-6309
DOI:10.1177/1744629508100557