Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of 'BeweegKuur'
A combined lifestyle intervention in the Netherlands, rationale, design and methods of a randomized controlled trial
Samenvatting
Improving the lifestyle of overweight and obese adults is of increasing interest in view of its role in several chronic diseases. Interventions aiming at overweight or weight-related chronic diseases suffer from high drop-out rates. It has been suggested that Motivational Interviewing and more frequent and more patient-specific coaching could decrease the drop-out rate. 'BeweegKuur' is a multidisciplinary lifestyle intervention which offers three programmes for overweight persons. The effectiveness and the cost-effectiveness of intensively guided programmes, such as the 'supervised exercise programme' of 'BeweegKuur', for patients with high weight-related health risk, remain to be assessed. Our randomized controlled trial compares the expenses and effects of the 'supervised exercise programme' with those of the less intensively supervised 'start-up exercise programme'.
Literatuurverwijzing: Berendsen, B.A.J., Hendriks, M.R.C., Verhagen, E., Schaper, N.C., Kremers, S.P.J., & Savelberg, H.H.C.M. (2011). Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of 'BeweegKuur': a combined lifestyle intervention in the Netherlands, rationale, design and methods of a randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health 2011, 11:815 11