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Education of obese patient through structured day hospital program program

Obesity has an epidemic proportion all over the world. Obesity-related diseases as diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of mortality and morbidity in the developed countries. They are the reasons for continuous search to efficient treatment for obesity. Obesity is a chronic disease, and as such, it requires chronic therapy. Obese patients should always be treated through lifestyle interventions as first and primary line. Clinical interventions, in order to achieve and maintain weight reduction, include behavioral- based interventions, pharmacotherapy and surgery. Changes in lifestyle involve much more than a diet modification or increasing physical activity. The topic of the thesis is a structural 5-day educational program for obese patient through a daily outpatient clinic. They are attending a structural weight loss program at the Croatian Obesity Treatment Referral Center, a part of the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and University Hospital Center Zagreb. A 5-day program includes daily consultations with a multidisciplinary healthcare team. The team is conducted by an Endocrinologist – Diabetologist, nurse-educator, as well as nutritionist, physiotherapist, psychiatrist, psychologist, who provides psychological support and facilitate behavior modifications and more subspecialists. The aim of this paper is to see how efficient and effective is a short course of educational program, on empowering and strengthening selfconfidence and gaining control over eating habits and managing weight loss for long term

obesity ; structured program ; education

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