A prospective non-interventional single-centre study aimed to assess the current practice of non-pharmacological treatment and pharmacological therapy of overweight and obesity in patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVD) or with a high risk of CVD according to the patients' survey data
To interview 300 patients with a body mass index (BMI) ≥25 kg / m² of the outpatient register, who come for a primary or secondary visit to the Center. The specifically designed questionnaire contains topics about patients' self-concept of their body mass; doctors' prescriptions of therapy for obesity, patients' adherence to recommendations. A repeated short telephone interview of these patients will be conducted in 1-1.5 years after visit inclusion to clarify the dynamics of weight and methods of its correction.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
295
Yulia Lukina
Moscow, Russia
The proportion of patients received non-pharmacological treatment recommendations
Non-pharmacological methods of treatment: diet treatment, increasing physical activity
Time frame: on enrollment
The proportion of patients received pharmacological treatment recommendations
Anti-obesity drug treatment prescribing
Time frame: on enrollment
Patients' self-concept of their body mass
The proportion of patients who assess their weight as normal weight, overweight or obesity. Patient knowledge of obesity and overweight treatment methods
Time frame: on enrollment
Effect of overweight and obesity treatment
Dynamics of the patient's body weight in a prospective observation
Time frame: April, 2019 - November, 2020
Patient self-assessment of previous overweight and obesity treatments effectiveness
The proportion of patients who rated the effectiveness of treatment as effective short-term, effective long-term, ineffective
Time frame: April, 2019 - November, 2020
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