Can Lifestyle Seminars and Self-Help Groups Contribute to Sustained Weight Loss?

Sustained Weight Loss Following 12-Month Pramlintide Treatment as an Adjunct to Lifestyle Intervention in Obesity

OBJECTIVE To assess long-term weight loss efficacy and safety of pramlintide used at different dosing regimens and in conjunction with lifestyle intervention (LSI). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In a 4-month, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging study, 411 obese subjects were randomized to receive pramlintide (six arms: 120, 240, and 360 microg b.i.d. and t.i.d.) or placebo in conjunc...

Self-help groups.

OBJECTIVE To assess Ontario family physicians' attitudes toward, awareness of, and practices related to self-help groups in general and cancer self-help groups specifically. DESIGN Mailed survey using a modified Dillman method. SETTING Ontario family practices. PARTICIPANTS A random sample of 1500 Ontario members of the College of Family Physicians of Canada, of whom 949 responded. A tota...

The Effect of Self-Efficacy Education Based on Self-Care Behaviors in Self-Help Hypertensive Groups

 Introduction: High blood pressure is a chronic disease requiring long-term treatment; which despite being asymptomatic, leads to fatal complaints and complications. Therefore, the present study was aimed to determine the effect of the education based on self-efficacy theory on self-care behaviors of hypertensive self-help groups in integrated health service centers in Mashhad in2019. Methods:...

How Political Science Can Contribute to Public Health: A Response to Gagnon and Colleagues

Why and How Political Science Can Contribute to Public Health? Proposals for Collaborative Research Avenues

Written by a group of political science researchers, this commentary focuses on the contributions of political science to public health and proposes research avenues to increase those contributions. Despite progress, the links between researchers from these two fields develop only slowly. Divergences between the approach of political science to public policy and the expectations that public hea...