Obesity is a growing public health epidemic in the united states. It is defined as the excessive accumulation of body fat that may be detrimental to health and exists when one’s body mass index (BMI) is 30 or higher (WHO, 2016). Obesity is a national problem that has drawn a great deal of attention, as obesity leads to increased mortality and morbidity rates (chan & woo, 2010)..
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group: (53) participant from Obesity and Therapeutic Nutrition Center at Baghdad Teaching Hospital in Medical City , who exposed to education program.
Sponsors
university of baghdad
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patient with BMI > 30 Adult patient (age > 18 years) Male and female patients Patient score less than 60 in pretest (who have knowledge deficit)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patient with BMI < 30 Patient score more than 60 in pretest
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Morbidity obese patients’ knowledge about modifiable risk factors of non-communicable disease. Timepoint: pre and post 4 weeks. Method of measurement: A constructional questionnaire was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of education program on morbidity obese patients’ knowledge about the modifiable risk factors of non-communicable disease. | — |
Countries
Iraq
Contacts
Public ContactHuda Baker Hassan
university of Baghdad
Outcome results
None listed