Fit Living In Progress - Fighting Lifelong Obesity Patterns (Flip-Flop): A Nurse Practitioner Delivered Intervention

Keywords

Diet and motivation; Obesity; Physical activity; Primary care

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the feasibility and outcomes of a nurse practitioner (NP) delivered program, which targets obesity, in a real-world primary care setting. Method: A small, descriptive study was conducted in a clinic for low-income patients. Sixteen adult participants, who are obese, attended 5 individual primary care office visits, occurring every 2 weeks over 12-weeks. The NP healthcare provider delivered pre-planned behavioral interventions at each visit. Data comprised the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP II), additional surveys and physical measures. Results: Participants reported improvement in health responsibility, physical activity, nutrition, spiritual growth, stress management and motivation for healthy living (p < 0.05). Diastolic blood pressure declined (p < 0.05). Systolic blood pressure and body mass index declined non-significantly. Conclusion: Additional research is necessary to determine success of the program over time with larger numbers of diverse participants, healthcare providers and primary care practice sites.

Publication Date

5-1-2016

Publication Title

Applied Nursing Research

Volume

30

Number of Pages

119-124

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2015.09.006

Socpus ID

84960863055 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84960863055

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