Published Papers
The Implementation of the Counterweight Programme in Scotland, UK
Family Practice 2012 29: i139-i144
The Counterweight Project Team
This paper presents outcomes of the implementation of the Counterweight Programme in Scotland and compares outcomes with published Counterweight data. The first two phases of implementation linked the Counterweight Programme to a primary care cardiovascular disease prevention programme; the third phase was commissioned independent of other interventions. Attendance at 3,6 &12 months was 55%, 37% and 28% at 3, 6 &12 months compared to 55%, 39% & 45% at these intervals in the original evaluation . Attendance in phase 1 at 12 months was 26.2% (95% CI 24.6-27.9), attendance in phase 2 was 32.9% (27.2-39.1) and attendance in phase 3 was 42.1% (36.3-47.7). 35.2% of patients who attended follow-up at 12 months had maintained a weight loss of ≥5% at 12 months compared to 30.7% in the original evaluation. There was evidence of higher loss to follow up in a population not routinely engaging with primary care but evidence of greater weight losses among those who attended.
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