Effectiveness of a slimming program for the public

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Effectiveness of a slimming program for the
public
Hong Kong Tuberculosis, Chest and Heart Diseases
Association
Hong Kong Centre for Health Promotion and Disease
Prevention
Symposium on Community Engagement II Building a
Successful Partnership in Community Care
Mr. Ho Kam Pui Program Officer Hong Kong Centre
for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Hong
Kong Tuberculosis, Chest and Heart Diseases
Association
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Introduction

• Recent studies show that in Hong Kong, 20.1 of
  men and 15.9 of women are overweight, and 22.3
  of men and 20.0 of women are obese.
• Lifestyles like dietary intake and physical
  exercise have direct bearing on body fitness.
• However, many people have a misconception about
  obesity management. Thus, education should be
  provided.

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3 classes of Workshops of Getting Slim in
a Healthy Way
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Purpose

1. To increase the awareness of the knowledge in
   dietary intake, exercise, and pharmacological
   knowledge for the participants
2. To assess the change of the health belief and
   self-efficacy after a year of structured
   education program on weight reduction and
3. To promote the concept of self care in four
   behavioral patterns including regular exercise,
   regular weight watching, low-fat, low-calorie
   diet and monitoring of food intake.

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Methods

• Participants were all general public
• Each program was composed of 3 modules
• Module 1 Diet and Weight Management (?????)
• Module 2 Understanding Drugs and Food
  Supplements for Weight Management (????????????)
• Module 3 Obesity and Diseases, Exercises and
  Weight Management (???????????)

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Methods

• Health check including fat analysis, BMI,
  waist-hip ratio and blood pressure were measured
  at each lecture and activities.
• Dietary follow-up, exercise class, cooking
  competition and trail walking were organized.
• Ongoing contact with health professionals
  including nurses, doctors, dietitian and
  pharmacists helped monitoring changes and lapses,
  provided opportunities to adjust strategy.
• Pre-test and Post-test questionnaire survey
  was employed. After the completion of the
  program, a self-reported current weight was
  obtained.

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Programs

• Class A
• Module 1 30/4/2006
• Module 2 21/5/2006
• Module 3 25/6/2006
• Class B
• Module 1 14/5/2006
• Module 2 18/6/2006
• Module 3 9/7/2006
• Class C
• Module 1 13/8/2006
• Module 2 3/9/2006
• Module 3 15/10/2006

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Programs

• In each module, the content included

Stretching Exercises (?????)
Health Talk (????)
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Programs
Aerobic Exercises (?????)
Games (??)
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Programs
Diet Advisory Section (?????????)
Health Tests (????)
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Programs and Methods
Group Discussion and Sharing (???????)
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Exercise Sharing Session 20/8/2006 27/8/2006
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Programs
Exercise Sharing Session ????? 20/8/2006
27/8/2006
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Walk for Health 8/10/2006 18/11/2006
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Programs and Methods
Wanchai Peak (??-??) 8/10/2006
Wanchai Aberdeen (??-???) 19/11/2006
Activity Walk for Health ?? ???????
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Cooking Competition 18/2/2006
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Programs
Presentation by participants??????????
Champion dish????
Cooking Competition ??????
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Programs
23 Health Booth ??????23?????
Mr. Pang Yuk Ling, Chairman of our
Association presented the awards to the
winners ??????????? ????????
Cooking Competition ??????
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Results

• From April 2005 to April 2006, 123 subjects were
  studied, 95 of whom were female.
• Participants included nurses, teachers, social
  workers, chefs, housewives, administrative staff
  etc.
• A majority, of 78 participants (56 of them had
  BMI over 23), had attended all three lectures.
• 65 of the participants had reduced fat
  percentage, 62 had lower BMI and 41 had reduced
  waist-hip ratio after attending the three
  lectures and dietary follow-up.

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Results

• The mean weight (kg) fell from (65.5/- 8.6)kg at
  the baseline to (62.2/- 8.0)kg after one year.
• Significant correlation was found between support
  by family members and the successful weight
  maintenance.

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Fitness Merit Award Ceremony 29/4/2006
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Programs
Guests of the Ceremony ??????
Aerobic Exercise ?????
Fitness Merit Award Ceremony ?fit????
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Programs and Methods
Winners of the Health Ambassador Awards ?????????
Fitness Merit Award Ceremony ?fit????
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Conclusion

• This structured education program with the
  collaboration of different health care
  professionals or support group could increase
  their awareness on weight reduction
• It can modify the behavior of the participants
  with a significant amount of lost weight,
  maintaining motivation for the continuity of self
  care, providing encouragement and protecting
  against relapse.

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Conclusion

• In long term, more people change the attitude and
  behavior on weight reduction would prevent the
  many diseases
• It can lower the medical burden from the
  government.
• This program was successful and it will be
  re-organized from September 2006 to January 2007.

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Acknowledgement

• Mr. Stanley Au, Senior Nursing Officer, Grantham
  Hospital
• Ms. Babe Chan, Director, Hong Kong Centre for
  Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Hong
  Kong Tuberculosis, Chest and Heart Diseases
  Association
• Mr. Eva Cheng, Senior Hospital Manager, Ruttonjee
  and Tang Shiu Kin Hospitals
• Ms. Jenny Chan, Nurse, Grantham Hospital
• Mr. Peter Lee, Nursing Officer, Central Health
  Education Unit, Department of Health
• Mr. Henry Cheung, Senior Consultant, Occupational
  Safety Health Council.
• Mr. Alky Yung, Manager,   Hong Kong Centre for
  Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Hong
  Kong Tuberculosis, Chest and Heart Diseases
  Association
• Mr. Tommy Ho, Program Officer,  Hong Kong Centre
  for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Hong
  Kong Tuberculosis, Chest and Heart Diseases
  Association
• Ms. Eva Leung, Assistant Manager,  Hong Kong
  Centre for Health Promotion and Disease
  Prevention, Hong Kong Tuberculosis, Chest and
  Heart Diseases Association

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