Obesity
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group: 50 women receive weekly phone calls lasting 5 to 10 minutes with educational content on weight control care, food guidance examples, water intake, physical activity and doubt clari
questionnaire II – obesity knowledge and its control measures
questionnaire III – food standard evaluation
IV – Scale of Body silhouette Figures
V -. International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ. After a three month period the tools II, III, IV and V and measured anthropometric measurements will be applied
Behavioural
Sponsors
Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal da Bahia
Catia Suely Palmeira
Fernanda Carneiro Mussi
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 59 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Women with a body mass index greater than or equal to 25 kg / m2; who have made at least one visit in the last twelve months; and who have home or mobile phone.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Women without physical conditions like amputations for weight and height measurements; with mental confusion; in cognitive conditions that prevent them from responding questionnaires and reading text messages; diagnosed with severe psychiatric disorders; using drugs for weight loss and undergoing bariatric surgery
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction of body mass index (BMI), calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by height squared (m2). For determining the expected outcome, a reduction of at least 3% in the pre and post intervention BMI will be considered;Reduction of waist circumference (WC) verified by the measurement with flexible and inelastic tape to the nearest 0.1 cm. For determining the expected outcome, a reduction of at least 3% in the pre and post intervention WC will be considered | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improved knowledge about excess weight and control measures, assessed by a specific questionnaire on overweight knowledge and its control measures. For determining the expected outcome, a variation of at least 5% in the used questionnaire pre and post intervention will be considered ;Improved perceived health status evaluated by the question "In general, would you say your health is very good, good, fair, poor or very poor?” To find the expected outcome, a variation of at least 5% used in the pre and post scale intervention will be considered;Improved body image perception assessed by the scale of body silhouette figures proposed by Stunkaret al, used before and after intervention. To find the expected outcome, a variation of at least 5% used in the pre and post scale intervention will be considered | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactCatia;Catia Palmeira;Palmeira
Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal da Bahia;Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal da Bahia
Outcome results
None listed