Morbid Obesity
Conditions
Keywords
Morbid obesity, Patient education
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the participants have improved their scores on health related quality of life (HRQL) 1 year after completing a learning and mastery course and whether sociodemographic variables are associated with HRQL.
Detailed description
Persons with chronic illnesses have to adjust to changes in their life-style. In the last 10 years Learning and Mastery Centres have been established in Norwegian hospitals to offer patient education for the chronically ill. It is not known whether these courses impact any changes in HRQL 1 year after course completion.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALTeaching life style changes
Single group: Teaching, group sessions, physical activity
OTHERActive participation
Obesity group attend 10 group sessions,are informed about and discuss needed life style changes such as weight loss and participate in physical activity and cooking.
OTHERTeaching
Morbid obesity group attend 40 hours of group sessions
Sponsors
Oslo University Hospital
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* diagnosis of morbid obesity * attending learning and mastery course for the obese
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Health related quality of life | 1 year after course completion |
Countries
Norway
Outcome results
None listed