Quality Improvement Pilot Study of the Living Your Best Weight Program: A Health at Every Size Approach

Publication: Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research
18 November 2019

Abstract

Purpose: Living Your Best Weight (LYBW) is an outpatient program based on Health at Every Size (HAES) principles for adults interested in managing their weight. The purpose of this pilot study was to determine perceptions of participants and their satisfaction with the LYBW program.
Methods: A survey was developed to determine participant satisfaction of the LYBW program. Fifty-six participants who completed the LYBW program from June 2017 to February 2018 were contacted via telephone and invited to participate in the study. Forty-five participants agreed to receive the survey by mail or email.
Results: Thirty-four participants completed the survey for a response rate of 61%. The average age of respondents was 52 years. Seventy-nine percent of respondents agreed that the program helped them to focus on health instead of weight. Eighty-two percent agreed that the program helped them respond to internal cues of hunger and fullness, and 94% were satisfied with the program.
Conclusion: Participants reported that they were satisfied with the LYBW program and perceived improvements in their health. Future programming may benefit from using a HAES-based approach with adults.

Résumé

Objectif. Living Your Best Weight [Vivez à votre meilleur poids] (LYBW) est un programme pour les patients externes fondé sur les principes Health at Every Size [La santé à tous les poids] (HAES) pour les adultes qui souhaitent gérer leur poids. L’objectif de cette étude pilote était de déterminer les perceptions des participants et leur satisfaction à l’égard du programme LYBW.
Méthodes. Un sondage a été conçu pour déterminer la satisfaction des patients à l’égard du programme LYBW. Cinquante-six participants ayant complété le programme LYBW entre juin 2017 et février 2018 ont été joints par téléphone et invités à participer au sondage. Quarante-cinq participants ont accepté de recevoir le sondage par la poste ou par courriel.
Résultats. Trente-quatre participants ont répondu au sondage, soit un taux de réponse de 61 %. L’âge moyen des répondants était de 52 ans. Soixante-dix-neuf pour cent des répondants ont reconnu que le programme les avait aidés à mettre l’accent sur leur santé plutôt que sur leur poids. Quatre-vingt-deux pour cent des répondants ont indiqué que le programme les avait aidés à reconnaître les signaux internes de faim et de satiété, et 94 % se sont dits satisfaits du programme.
Conclusions. Les participants ont indiqué être satisfaits du programme LYBW et ont perçu des améliorations à leur santé. Les programmes futurs pourraient tirer parti d’une approche fondée sur les principes HAES chez les adultes.

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Financial support: Saskatchewan Health Authority
Conflicts of interest: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research
Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research
Volume 81Number 2June 2020
Pages: 91 - 93

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Version of record online: 18 November 2019

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Anna Angelinas BSc, RD, CDE
Primary Health Care, Saskatchewan Health Authority, Swift Current, SK
Roseann Nasser MSc, RD, CNSC, FDC
Nutrition and Food Services, Saskatchewan Health Authority, Regina, SK
Amanda Geradts BSc, RD
Nutrition Practicum Program, Saskatchewan Health Authority, Regina, SK
Justine Herle BSc, RD
Nutrition Practicum Program, Saskatchewan Health Authority, Regina, SK
Kristen Schott BSc, RD
Nutrition Practicum Program, Saskatchewan Health Authority, Regina, SK
Michelle Classen BSc, RD
Nutrition Practicum Program, Saskatchewan Health Authority, Regina, SK

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