Football Fans In Training Flashcards
Why was the study needed?
Obesity levels are rising, men are under represented in weight loss interventions indicating for a need for a study that is gender sensitised towards male weight management interventions as men were not partaking in weight management programmes.
What was the aim of the study?
To investigate reports that FFIT helps weight loss in obese/overweight men, in particular football fans.
Briefly describe the intervention.
- Free programme delivered by community coaching staff.
- Up to 30 per class
- Delivered once a week for 12 weeks.
- Sessions lasted 90 mins.
- Sessions included advice on healthy diets combined with physical activity.
- 12 week active phase followed by weight maintenance phase then group meeting 6 months after sessions ended.
Briefly describe the method
- Randomised control trial
- 35-65 year old men with a BMI >28kg/m2
- Primary outcome to measure mean difference in weight loss between control and intervention group @ baseline, 12 weeks and 12 months.
- Measured weight loss using scales at baseline, 12 weeks and 12 months and compared to the other group.
What did they find?
Intervention worked as mean difference @ 12 months between groups was 4.94kg (percentage weight loss 4.36%)
What were the strengths of the study?
- Study was specially designed to increase generalisability.
- People delivering the don’t need much training.
- RCT reduces bias and provides tool to examine cause effect relationship between FFIT and weight loss.
What were the limitations of the study?
- Data for fidelity is partial as only observed 26 of 156 planned sessions.
- There were serious adverse health effects that could have been identified in more rigorous recruitment and effect ethics of study.
Good way to promote weight loss and healthy lifestyle?
Yes as the primary outcome was achieved and managed to reach high risk men who weren’t attracted to any other weight management programmes
