Weight Management (eBook)

A Practitioner's Guide

Dympna Pearson, Clare Grace (Autoren)

eBook Download: PDF

2012
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-34334-0 (ISBN)

Infos

An increasingly wide range of patients of different age, ethnicity and social background often combined with other clinical conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease or osteoporosis now find themselves battling against obesity and many health professionals become frustrated, feeling ill-equipped to handle each unique case with the one-size-fits-all approach offered by the 'eat less, exercise more' mantra. Weight Management: A Practitioner's Guide explains how effective evidence-based programmes structured in a manner addressing the key components of diet and physical activity integrated with a behavioural approach could offer the solution to the obesity epidemic.

This exciting new book from renowned experts Dympna Pearson and Clare Grace provides practitioners and those studying to become practitioners and public health professionals with a much needed modern guide that clearly presents the latest evidence underpinning treatments and uses a step-wise approach to implementing programmes and building skills and confidence. Written with the express needs of practitioners and related health professionals at its core, this book will be a ready reference for those working in both acute and community settings throughout the different and demanding stages of the weight management process.

• A practical guide to tackling weight management
• Covers diet, exercise and behavioural therapy
• Written for health professionals, by health professionals
• Includes advice on continuity of care and handling group programmes

Dympna Pearson, Consultant Dietitian and Freelance Trainer, Leicestershire, UK
Clare Grace, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK

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Weight Management A Practitioner s Guide Dympna Pearson and Clare Grace Amid an alarming rise in the prevalence of obesity, there has been a similar rapid expansion in the theory and evidence base surrounding its management but limited detail on the practical application of lifestyle treatments. This exciting new book provides practitioners and those studying to become healthcare professionals with a much-needed modern guide which clearly presents the latest evidence underpinning obesity interventions and how to deliver these in practice. Written by renowned experts Dympna Pearson and Clare Grace, the book is intended as a ready reference for those working in both acute and community settings throughout the different and demanding stages of the weight management process. It explains how effective evidence-based programmes, structured to address the key components of diet and physical activity and integrated with a behavioural approach, can achieve improved outcomes. Bringing together evidence of best practice, it considers in detail the practical application of these approaches and provides clear answers to frequently encountered challenges. Key Features A practical guide to tackling weight management Primary focus on lifestyle interventions in adults covering diet, exercise and behavioural therapy Step-by-step framework of care for overweight and obese individuals Related Titles Textbook of Obesity: Biological, Psychological and Cultural Influences Edited by Sharon Akabas, Sally Ann Lederman and Barbara J. Moore ISBN: 978-0-470-65588-7 Food and Western Disease: Health and Nutrition from an Evolutionary Perspective Staffan Lindeberg ISBN: 978-1-4051-9771-7

Autor

About the Authors Dympna Pearson is a Registered Dietitian with extensive experience of working in different clinical settings and of providing training for healthcare professionals. Her particular interests are lifestyle change in relation to diabetes, coronary heart disease and weight management. Clare Grace is a Registered Dietitian with many years of experience in the clinical management of obesity and has a particular interest in the research underpinning weight management interventions. She provides regular obesity management training for healthcare professionals and students.

Inhalt

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Section 1 Background Information

1 Why Treat Obesity?

2 Health Professionals' Attitudes Towards Obesity and its Management

3 Treatment Options: The Evidence for What Works

Section 2 Practical Application

4 Preventing Overweight and Obesity

5 Providing a Person-Centred Weight-Management Service

6 Building a Picture: The Assessment

7 Finding Solutions: Supporting Patients to Establish a Solid Foundation

8 Next Steps: Continuing to Develop Expertise

9 Staying on Track: Weight Maintenance

10 Getting the Most Out of Brief Contacts

11 Evaluating Individual Weight-Management Interventions

12 Common Challenges and Misconceptions

Section 3 Appendices

Appendix 1 Adult Weighing Scales Specification Guide

Appendix 2 How to Measure Height

Appendix 3 How to Measure Weight

Appendix 4 Measuring Overweight and Obesity Using Body Mass Index

Appendix 5 Measuring-Tape Position for Waist Circumference

Appendix 6 Medications

Appendix 7 Screening for Binge-Eating Disorder

Appendix 8 General Practice Physical Activity Questionnaire

Appendix 9 PAR-Q & YOU

Appendix 10 Estimated Energy Requirement (EER)

Appendix 11 Prescribed Energy Deficit (PED)-Ready Reckoner

Appendix 12 Portions Commonly Used for the 'Eatwell Plate' (to Check Nutritional Adequacy of the Diet)

Appendix 13 Example of 1500 kcal Based on 'Eatwell Plate' Portions

Appendix 14 Example of 1800 kcal Based on 'Eatwell Plate' Portions

Appendix 15 Cookery Books

Appendix 16 NICE Guidance on Referral to Slimming Groups

Appendix 17 Weighed Portions for Where More Precision is Required

Section 4 Resources

List of Resources

Additional Books and Resources

Section 5 Tools

Tool 1 Weight History Chart

Tool 2 Typical Day

Tool 3 Activity Charts

Tool 4 My Change Plan

Tool 5 Plate Model

Tool 6 Diary Sheet

Tool 7 Weight Record Chart

Tool 8 Blank Menu of Options

Tool 9 Menu of Options A

Tool 10 Menu of Options B

Tool 11 Menu Chart

Tool 12 Assessment of Diet Quality

Tool 13 Weighing It All Up: ' I Want To, But ...'

Tool 14 Behavioural Strategies

Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.7.2012
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Ernährung / Diät / Fasten
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Diätassistenz / Ernährungsberatung
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete
• Schlagworte: Base • become • Book • Detail • Different • Evidence • evidencebased • Expansion • experts dympna • Gesundheit, Ernährung u. Diät • Gesundheit, Ernährung u. Diät • Gesundheits- u. Sozialwesen • Guide • Health & Social Care • Healthcare • Health, Diet & Nutrition • Modern • muchneeded • New • Obesity • Pearson • Prevalence • Professionals • Programmes • Rapid • Ready • Reference • Rise • similar • theory
• ISBN-10: 1-118-34334-4 / 1118343344
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-34334-0 / 9781118343340