Inequalities in the uptake of weight management interventions in a pragmatic trial: an observational study in primary care

AL Ahern, P Aveyard, EJ Boyland, JCG Halford… - British Journal of …, 2016 - bjgp.org
Background Primary care referral to a commercial open-group behavioural weight-loss
programme is a cost-effective intervention, but only 10% of patients receiving this …

Experiences of a commercial weight-loss programme after primary care referral: a qualitative study

JT Allen, SR Cohn, AL Ahern - British Journal of General Practice, 2015 - bjgp.org
Background Referral to a commercial weight-loss programme is a cost-effective intervention
that is already used within the NHS. Qualitative research suggests this community-based …

[HTML][HTML] Extended and standard duration weight-loss programme referrals for adults in primary care (WRAP): a randomised controlled trial

AL Ahern, GM Wheeler, P Aveyard, EJ Boyland… - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Evidence exist that primary care referral to an open-group behavioural
programme is an effective strategy for management of obesity, but little evidence on optimal …

Weight loss referrals for adults in primary care (WRAP): protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial comparing the clinical and cost-effectiveness of primary …

AL Ahern, PN Aveyard, JCG Halford, A Mander… - BMC public health, 2014 - Springer
Background Recent trials demonstrate the acceptability and short term efficacy of primary
care referral to a commercial weight loss provider for weight management. Commissioners …

The equity impact of brief opportunistic interventions to promote weight loss in primary care: secondary analysis of the BWeL randomised trial

J Graham, K Tudor, SA Jebb, A Lewis, S Tearne… - BMC medicine, 2019 - Springer
Background Guidelines recommend that clinicians should make brief opportunistic
behavioural interventions to patients who are obese to increase the uptake of effective …

Participants' explanatory model of being overweight and their experiences of 2 weight loss interventions

AL Ahern, EJ Boyland, SA Jebb… - The Annals of Family …, 2013 - Annals Family Med
PURPOSE We explored participants' accounts of weight loss interventions to illuminate the
reasons behind the greater weight loss observed among those attending a commercial …

Evaluation of Healthy Choices: a commercial weight loss programme commissioned by the NHS

A Lloyd, R Khan - Perspectives in public health, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Aim: The aim of this study is to identify factors that influence successful weight loss in an
NHS-funded commercial weight loss programme. Methods: Baseline height, weight, body …

A brief intervention for weight management in primary care: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

A Lewis, K Jolly, P Adab, A Daley, A Farley, S Jebb… - Trials, 2013 - Springer
Background Obesity affects 25% of the UK adult population but modest weight loss can
reduce the incidence of obesity-related chronic disease. Some effective weight loss …

Primary care referral to a commercial provider for weight loss treatment versus standard care: a randomised controlled trial

SA Jebb, AL Ahern, AD Olson, LM Aston, C Holzapfel… - The Lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
Background The increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity needs effective
approaches for weight loss in primary care and community settings. We compared weight …

Which weight-loss programmes are as effective as Weight Watchers®?: non-inferiority analysis

CD Madigan, AJ Daley, AL Lewis, K Jolly… - British Journal of General …, 2014 - bjgp.org
Background Three randomised controlled trials have provided strong evidence that Weight
Watchers® is an effective weight-loss programme but there is insufficient evidence to …