Table 1 Details of the visits included in the weight management programme
From: Evaluation of pharmacy-led weight management service to minimise the risk of cardiovascular disease
Visit 1 (initial screening) | Visit 2 | Visit 3 | Visit 4 | Visit 5 | Visit 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Week 1 | Week 3 | Week 5 | Week 7 | Week 9 | Week 11 |
If eligible for the programme: - distribution of the “personalised advice” and results booklets - goal setting - European Society of Cardiology (esc) healthy diet characteristics and exercise recommendations (2016 esc guidelines on CVD prevention in clinical practice) [10] | Importance of healthy-balanced diet and portion size | Importance of physical activity | Alcohol and weight, Food labelling | Shopping tips and eating out | How to maintain the weight loss - discussion of achievements - completion of service’s evaluation questionnaires - further follow-up if requested |
Monitor parameters Monitoring period (visit 2–5): weight, WC, BMI, BP, HR, weight loss/gain between visits, physical activity levels Final visit (visit 6): weight, WC, BMI, BP, HR, final audit-c score, % total weight loss, % total wc loss, % total bmi alteration | |||||