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Table 1 Criteria used to analyze the programs

From: Weight management in Canada: an environmental scan of health services for adults with obesity

CCPGO assessment recommendations

ASPQ reference guide’s criteria

Measuring body mass index (BMI)

Rate of weight loss

Measuring waist circumference

Approach required for a program or method (including supervision)

Assessing readiness to change

Dietary intervention

Completing medical history and physical examination

Physical activity counselling

Measuring fasting plasma glucose and determine lipid profile

Effectiveness of the approach #

Performing additional metabolic investigations (liver enzymes tests, urine analysis, sleep studies)

Safety of the approach #

Screening for eating disorders, depression and other psychiatric disorders

Promotion and advertising surrounding the approach #

 

Cost of the approach #

  1. Note:
  2. # Data regarding these criteria were not reported since we lacked the data from many programs.