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Evaluation of a lifestyle change programme for the treatment of obesity in general practice

Munsch, Simone ; Biedert, Esther ; Keller, Ulrich

In: Swiss Medical Weekly, 2003, vol. 133, p. 148-154

In order to evaluate the effectiveness of a cognitive behavioural group therapy programme for the treatment of obesity in clinical practice, 122 patients from 14 general practices (n = 70) were randomised into either a treatment or a control arm with a ratio of 3 to 2. The group treatment programme was also assessed in a clinical centre (n = 52; University Hospital Basel). Before therapy, a...