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The "Goal Setting Approach" For Overweight And Obese Patients: Results Of A Retrospective Cohort Study In A Dietetic Consultation, Maaike Kruseman, Magali Volery, Patrick A. Bovier

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

Purpose: To describe the performance of a dietary procedure based on a cognitive behavioral approach among overweight or obese patients. Methods: Standardized 45 minutes consultations were conducted by a dietician to obese (n=139) and overweight (n=56) patients followed between 1998 and 2003 at the dietetic consultation of the Outpatient clinic of the University Hospitals of Geneva. Outcome measures were the proportion of eating behavior changes and weight change over time. Results: Patients attended a mean of 7 consultations and reached on average 57% of their dietary behavioral goals. At the end of follow-up, 36 (19%) patients had lost at least …