05903cam a2200829Ia 4500 ocn802261811 OCoLC 20170612141630.0 m o d cr cnu---unuuu 120730s2012 enka ob 001 0 eng d 2012007651 N$T eng pn N$T EBLCP YDXCP E7B OCLCQ COO DG1 COD OCLCF OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCQ DEBSZ OCLCO OCLCQ OCLCO NKT DEBBG AZK LOA 961624056 962694272 966216939 9781118343340 (electronic bk.) 1118343344 (electronic bk.) 9781118702758 (electronic bk.) 1118702751 (electronic bk.) 9781405185592 1405185597 9781283644242 128364424X DEBBG BV040887556 DEBBG BV042794565 DEBSZ 431186405 DKDLA 820120-katalog:000599900 NZ1 14695738 AU@ 000058060973 DEBBG BV043394936 (OCoLC)802261811 (OCoLC)961624056 (OCoLC)962694272 (OCoLC)966216939 RC628 .P36 2012eb MED 027000 bisacsh MED 060000 bisacsh 616.3/98 23 HEA017000 bisacsh MAIN Pearson, Dympna. Weight Management : A Practitioner's Guide / Dympna Pearson, Clare Grace. Chichester, West Sussex ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. 1 online resource (xviii, 278 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file rda Bibliography Why treat obesity? -- Health professionals' attitudes towards obesity and its management -- Treatment options: the evidence for what works -- Preventing overweight and obesity -- Providing a person-centered weight management service -- Building a picture: the assessment -- Finding solutions: supporting patients to establish a solid foundation -- Next steps: continuing to develop expertise -- Staying on track: weight maintenance -- Getting the most out of brief contacts -- Evaluating individual weight-management interventions -- Common challenges and misconceptions. "An increasingly wide range of patients of different age, ethnicity and social background often combined with other clinical conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease or osteoporosis now find themselves battling against obesity and many health professionals become frustrated, feeling ill-equipped to handle each unique case with the one-size-fits-all approach offered by the "eat less, exercise more" mantra. Weight Management: A Practitioner's Guide explains how effective evidence-based programmes structured in a manner addressing the key components of diet and physical activity integrated with a behavioural approach could offer the solution to the obesity epidemic. This exciting new book from renowned experts Dympna Pearson and Clare Grace provides practitioners and those studying to become practitioners and public health professionals with a much needed modern guide that clearly presents the latest evidence underpinning treatments and uses a step-wise approach to implementing programmes and building skills and confidence. Written with the express needs of practitioners and related health professionals at its core, this book will be a ready reference for those working in both acute and community settings throughout the different and demanding stages of the weight management process. A practical guide to tackling weight management -- Covers diet, exercise and behavioural therapy -- Written for health professionals, by health professionals -- Includes advice on continuity of care and handling group programmes"-- Provided by publisher. "An increasingly wide range of patients of different age, ethnicity and social background often combined with other clinical conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease or osteoporosis now find themselves battling against obesity and many health professionals become frustrated, feeling ill-equipped to handle each unique case with the one-size-fits-all approach offered by the "eat less, exercise more" mantra. Weight Management: A Practitioners Guide explains how effective evidence-based programmes structured in a manner addressing the key components of diet and physical activity integrated with a behavioural approach could offer the solution to the obesity epidemic"-- Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. Obesity Treatment. Reducing diets. Exercise therapy. HEALTH & FITNESS Nutrition. bisacsh MEDICAL Endocrinology & Metabolism. bisacsh MEDICAL Nutrition. bisacsh Exercise therapy. fast (OCoLC)fst00918063 Obesity Treatment. fast (OCoLC)fst01042765 Reducing diets. fast (OCoLC)fst01092289 Electronic books. Electronic books. local Grace, Clare. Print version: Pearson, Dympna. Weight management. Chichester, West Sussex ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 9781405185592 (DLC) 2012007651 (OCoLC)777617400 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118702758 Wiley Online Library EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL978377 ebrary EBRY ebr10582601 EBSCOhost EBSC 470596 YBP Library Services YANK 9450236 YBP Library Services YANK 10350674 YBP Library Services YANK 12879485 92 DG1 206068 206068