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View article: To What Extent Do Clinical Practice Guidelines for Chronic Diseases Embrace Current Obesity Management Guidance? A Qualitative Content Analysis
To What Extent Do Clinical Practice Guidelines for Chronic Diseases Embrace Current Obesity Management Guidance? A Qualitative Content Analysis Open
Introduction: Obesity is a chronic, progressive, and recurring disease that contributes significantly to multi-morbidity across Europe. Despite the publication of numerous clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for obesity, many chronic disea…
View article: European recommendations from healthcare professionals and people living with obesity on safe practice for bariatric and metabolic surgery medical tourism: a modified Delphi consensus statement from EASO, IFSO-EC, and ECPO
European recommendations from healthcare professionals and people living with obesity on safe practice for bariatric and metabolic surgery medical tourism: a modified Delphi consensus statement from EASO, IFSO-EC, and ECPO Open
Background: Bariatric and metabolic surgery tourism (BMT) is becoming an increasingly popular route to treatment for patients living with obesity. Recent reports have highlighted that some patients travelling abroad for bariatric surgery h…
View article: Delivery of Dose Adjustment For Normal Eating (DAFNE) in the UK and Ireland 2019-2022
Delivery of Dose Adjustment For Normal Eating (DAFNE) in the UK and Ireland 2019-2022 Open
Background To date, evaluations of the structured diabetes education programme, Dose Adjustment for Normal Eating (DAFNE), have focused on improvements in clinical and psychosocial outcomes, however, little is known about implementation an…
View article: <scp>Real‐world</scp> glycaemic outcomes in patients with type 1 diabetes using glucose sensors—Experience from a single centre in Dublin
<span>Real‐world</span> glycaemic outcomes in patients with type 1 diabetes using glucose sensors—Experience from a single centre in Dublin Open
Aims To evaluate changes in glycated haemoglobin (HbA 1 c) and sensor‐based glycaemic metrics after glucose sensor commencement in adults with T1D. Methods We performed a retrospective observational single‐centre study on HbA 1 c, and sens…
View article: Obesity in Adults: A 2022 Adapted Clinical Practice Guideline for Ireland
Obesity in Adults: A 2022 Adapted Clinical Practice Guideline for Ireland Open
Background: This Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for the management of obesity in adults in Ireland, adapted from the Canadian CPG, defines obesity as a complex chronic disease characterised by excess or dysfunctional adiposity that impa…
View article: Does changing weight change pain? Retrospective data analysis from a national multidisciplinary weight management service
Does changing weight change pain? Retrospective data analysis from a national multidisciplinary weight management service Open
Background Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is common in obese populations. Multidisciplinary Tier 3 weight management services (WMS) are effective in reducing weight; however, MSK pain as an outcome is not routinely reported post‐WMS interventi…
View article: Musculoskeletal pain profile of obese individuals attending a multidisciplinary weight management service
Musculoskeletal pain profile of obese individuals attending a multidisciplinary weight management service Open
Obesity is associated with numerous chronic diseases, including musculoskeletal (MSK) pain, which affects on quality of life (QoL). There is, however, limited research providing a comprehensive MSK pain profile of an obese cohort. This ret…