Reduction of body weight and increase in employment in adults who are unemployed or living with overweight and obesity Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
Interventions in ASPIRE will be a combination of healthy lifestyle and skills training to help participants improve their health and wellbeing and ultimately reduce their weight, obtain employment or
Sponsors
Bournemouth University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Individuals who are overweight or obese or unemployed or jobseeker 2. Ability to attend activities at ASPIRE hub in the different implementation sites 3. Adults 18 years and above (16 years for participants in France)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Terminal illness or palliative care, dementia, a severe mental health problem or learning difficulty. 2. Planned bariatric or weight loss surgery 3. Serious psychosocial problems or behavioural problems that could hinder participation in interventions (e.g. drug addiction, serious psychiatric disorders, aggressive delinquent behaviour) 3. Pregnant or planning to become pregnant 4. Individuals currently involved in full-time paid employment or recurrent (continuous) short-term contracts
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Body weight (kg) and body mass index (kg/m²) is measured using the Interactive Health Kiosk at baseline, 12 weeks, 6 months and 9 months 2. Employment status will be assessed by documenting when a participant obtains remunerated work (full-time and part-time) or subsidised work measured by self-report at baseline, 12 weeks, 6 months and 9 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Dietary intake and diet quality will be measured using a validated semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), at baseline, 12 weeks, 6 months and 9 months 2. Self-efficacy will be assessed using The General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE) at baseline, 12 weeks, 6 months and 9 months 3. Health-related quality of life will be measured using the EuroQol EQ-5D-5L questionnaire at baseline, 12 weeks, 6 months and 9 months 4. Physical activity will be measured using self-reported assessments of physical activity on a 2-item questionnaire which reports participants’ engagement in light, moderate or vigorous physical activity over the previous week as well as the duration and frequency of the activity at baseline, 12 weeks, 6 months and 9 months 5. Self-reported health status will be assessed using 5-items on the health, wellbeing and activity questionnaire consisting of questions asking participants to rate their physical health over the past 30 days at baseline, 12 weeks, 6 months and 9 months 6. Workability will be assessed using 4-items adapted from the work ability and functional capacity self-assessment questionnaire at baseline, 12 weeks, 6 months and 9 months | — |
Countries
England, France, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed