Table 5 Analysis of the programs according to selected ASPQ criteria
From: Weight management in Canada: an environmental scan of health services for adults with obesity
Surgical programs | Non-surgical community-based programs | Non-surgical primary health care programs | Non-surgical hospital-based programs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Realistic rate of weight loss | Non applicable | 30/31 | 35/36 | 3/3 |
(97%) | (97%) | (100%) | ||
Multidisciplinary assessment by health care professionals (≥ 2 types) | 23/24 | 16/34 | 30/42 | 3/7 |
(96%) *, ‡ | (47%) * | (71%) | (43%) ‡ | |
Nutrition counselling (without long-term use of very-low calorie diets) | 18/25 | 29/34 | 34/42 | 5/7 |
(72%) | (85%) | (81%) | (71%) | |
Physical activity counselling | 9/25 | 22/34 | 34/42 | 5/7 |
(36%) *, † | (65%) * | (81%) † | (71%) | |
All | 9/24 | 9/31 | 20/39 | 0/6 |
(38%) | (29%) | (51%) | (0%) |