Are People with Obesity Attracted to Multidisciplinary Telemedicine Approach for Weight Management?
The forced isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the lifestyle intervention programs for people with obesity. This study aimed to assess: (1) the behaviors of subjects with obesity towards medical care during the pandemic and (2) their interest in following a remotely delivered multidis...
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| author | Luisa Gilardini Raffaella Cancello Luca Cavaggioni Amalia Bruno Margherita Novelli Sara P. Mambrini Gianluca Castelnuovo Simona Bertoli |
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| description | The forced isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the lifestyle intervention programs for people with obesity. This study aimed to assess: (1) the behaviors of subjects with obesity towards medical care during the pandemic and (2) their interest in following a remotely delivered multidisciplinary program for weight loss. An online self-made survey addressed to subjects with obesity was linked to the official website of our institute. Four hundred and six subjects completed the questionnaire (90% females, 50.2 ± 11.6 years). Forty-six percent of the subjects cancelled any scheduled clinical assessments during the pandemic, 53% of whom had chronic disease. Half of the subjects were prone to following a remotely delivered lifestyle intervention, especially with a well-known health professional. About 45% of the respondents were favorable towards participating in remote psychological support and nutritional intervention, while 60% would practice physical activity with online tools. Male subjects and the elderly were more reluctant than those female and younger, especially for online psychological support. Our survey showed an interest on the part of the subjects with obesity to join a multidisciplinary weight loss intervention remotely delivered. Male subjects and the elderly seem less attracted to this intervention, and this result highlights that, even with telemedicine, the approach to weight management should be tailored. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-152c56266f994f0f9705a055da5dc1462023-12-01T21:17:20ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432022-04-01148157910.3390/nu14081579Are People with Obesity Attracted to Multidisciplinary Telemedicine Approach for Weight Management?Luisa Gilardini0Raffaella Cancello1Luca Cavaggioni2Amalia Bruno3Margherita Novelli4Sara P. Mambrini5Gianluca Castelnuovo6Simona Bertoli7Obesity Unit—Laboratory of Nutrition and Obesity Research, Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Via Ariosto 13, 20145 Milan, ItalyObesity Unit—Laboratory of Nutrition and Obesity Research, Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Via Ariosto 13, 20145 Milan, ItalyObesity Unit—Laboratory of Nutrition and Obesity Research, Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Via Ariosto 13, 20145 Milan, ItalyObesity Unit—Laboratory of Nutrition and Obesity Research, Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Via Ariosto 13, 20145 Milan, ItalyObesity Unit—Laboratory of Nutrition and Obesity Research, Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Via Ariosto 13, 20145 Milan, ItalyLaboratory of Metabolic Research, S. Giuseppe Hospital, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, 28824 Piancavallo, ItalyPsychology Research Laboratory, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, 28824 Piancavallo, ItalyObesity Unit—Laboratory of Nutrition and Obesity Research, Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Via Ariosto 13, 20145 Milan, ItalyThe forced isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the lifestyle intervention programs for people with obesity. This study aimed to assess: (1) the behaviors of subjects with obesity towards medical care during the pandemic and (2) their interest in following a remotely delivered multidisciplinary program for weight loss. An online self-made survey addressed to subjects with obesity was linked to the official website of our institute. Four hundred and six subjects completed the questionnaire (90% females, 50.2 ± 11.6 years). Forty-six percent of the subjects cancelled any scheduled clinical assessments during the pandemic, 53% of whom had chronic disease. Half of the subjects were prone to following a remotely delivered lifestyle intervention, especially with a well-known health professional. About 45% of the respondents were favorable towards participating in remote psychological support and nutritional intervention, while 60% would practice physical activity with online tools. Male subjects and the elderly were more reluctant than those female and younger, especially for online psychological support. Our survey showed an interest on the part of the subjects with obesity to join a multidisciplinary weight loss intervention remotely delivered. Male subjects and the elderly seem less attracted to this intervention, and this result highlights that, even with telemedicine, the approach to weight management should be tailored.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/8/1579obesitylifestyle interventiontelemedicineCOVID-19 pandemic |
| spellingShingle | Luisa Gilardini Raffaella Cancello Luca Cavaggioni Amalia Bruno Margherita Novelli Sara P. Mambrini Gianluca Castelnuovo Simona Bertoli Are People with Obesity Attracted to Multidisciplinary Telemedicine Approach for Weight Management? Nutrients obesity lifestyle intervention telemedicine COVID-19 pandemic |
| title | Are People with Obesity Attracted to Multidisciplinary Telemedicine Approach for Weight Management? |
| title_full | Are People with Obesity Attracted to Multidisciplinary Telemedicine Approach for Weight Management? |
| title_fullStr | Are People with Obesity Attracted to Multidisciplinary Telemedicine Approach for Weight Management? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Are People with Obesity Attracted to Multidisciplinary Telemedicine Approach for Weight Management? |
| title_short | Are People with Obesity Attracted to Multidisciplinary Telemedicine Approach for Weight Management? |
| title_sort | are people with obesity attracted to multidisciplinary telemedicine approach for weight management |
| topic | obesity lifestyle intervention telemedicine COVID-19 pandemic |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/8/1579 |
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