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A facility-based therapeutic group programme versus usual care for weight loss in obese patients attending a district hospital in the Cape Metropole

Includes abstract. / Includes bibliographical references. / The primary aim of this research was to compare the impact of a six-week facility-based therapeutic group (FBTG) programme with that of usual care on weight loss and reduction in BMI in obese patients with one or more risk factors for the development of NCDs or existing NCDs, attending a district hospital in the Cape Metropole.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uct/oai:localhost:11427/5924
Date January 2014
CreatorsManning, Kathryn
ContributorsHarbron, Janetta, Senekal, Marjanne
PublisherUniversity of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Human Nutrition
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeMaster Thesis, Masters, MSc
Formatapplication/pdf

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