1. The effect of weight loss intervention programme on health-related quality of life among low income overweight and obese housewives in the MyBFF@home study
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Norhanizam Puteh, Suzana Shahar, Tahir Aris, Rashidah Ambak, Noor Safiza Mohamad Nor, Mohd Azahadi Omar, Noor Ani Ahmad, and Azmi Mohd Tamil
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Adult ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Obesity and weight loss quality of life (OWLQOL) ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Overweight ,Logistic regression ,lcsh:Gynecology and obstetrics ,Body Mass Index ,03 medical and health sciences ,Young Adult ,0302 clinical medicine ,Quality of life ,Weight loss ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,Weight Loss ,medicine ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Obesity ,Healthy Lifestyle ,Poverty ,lcsh:RG1-991 ,Univariate analysis ,business.industry ,Health related quality of life (HRQOL) ,lcsh:Public aspects of medicine ,Public health ,Research ,Housewives ,Body Weight ,Malaysia ,Obstetrics and Gynecology ,lcsh:RA1-1270 ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Weight Reduction Programs ,Reproductive Medicine ,Quality of Life ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Body mass index ,Demography - Abstract
Background Obesity is an emerging global public health concern as it is related to chronic diseases and its impact to health related quality of life. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of weight reduction on health related quality of life (HRQOL) among obese and overweight housewives. Methods Data on 123 obese and overweight housewives in the intervention group from the MyBFF@home study were utilised. A validated Malaysian Malay version of Obesity Weight Loss Quality of Life (OWLQOL) questionnaire was administered at baseline and 6 months after intervention. Descriptive analysis, univariate analysis, paired t-test and multiple logistic regression were performed using SPSS Version 22. Results Mean body mass index (BMI) was 31.5 kg/m2 (SD:4.13), with 51 participants classified as overweight (41.5%) while 72 were obese (58.5%). About 72% of the housewives experienced weight reduction (62% reduced weight less than 5% and 11% reduced weight more than 5% of their baseline weight). There was a significant improvement in HRQOL with a pre-intervention total mean score of 59.82 (SD: 26.60) and post-intervention of 66.13 (SD: 22.82), p-value
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- 2018