Evaluación de un programa de intervención motivacional de actividad física en el tratamiento de la obesidad y el sobrepeso / Evaluation of a motivational intervention of physical activity program in the treatment of obesity and overweight

Objetivo: Analizar la evolución de un programa de actividad física motivada para el tratamiento de la obesidad. Método: Estudio casos-control longitudinal, aleatorizado y controlado, con 2 brazos, 12 meses de seguimiento y una ratio de asignación 1:1. La recogida de datos se hizo entre julio del 2017 y julio del 2018. Los pacientes, mujeres y varones, debían haber sido derivados por sus médicos de empresa con el diagnóstico de sobrepeso u obesidad y una edad entre 20 y 65 años. Se analizan parámetros antropométricos, lipídicos y de seguimiento del programa. Resultados: Han participado 123 pacientes obesos o con sobrepeso (61 en el grupo de intervención [G1] y 62 en el grupo control usual care [G2]), 107 de los cuales han finalizado el estudio (60 en G1 y 47 en G2). Edad media: 45,55±12,83 DE. Sexo: 57,2% mujeres y 42,8% hombres. El seguimiento de los pacientes en el programa es muy superior al grupo control y los abandonos son no significativos (solo hubo uno). Se puede observar que tanto el peso como el índice de masa corporal como los principales parámetros lipídicos se reducen en el grupo de estudio de forma significativa con respecto al grupo control. La actividad física del grupo con intervención de programa de actividad física motivada es 3 veces superior al grupo sin intervención. Se aprecia una relación significativa entre el aumento de la actividad y la reducción de peso (p < 0,001), y también entre esta y la reducción de colesterol y triglicéridos. Conclusiones: En nuestro estudio, un programa de motivación para la actividad física resulta tener más seguimiento y por tanto mejora los parámetros antropométricos y lipídicos

Objective: To analyse the outcomes of a motivational physical activity program for the treatment of obesity. Method: A randomised, controlled, double blind clinical trial with 2 arms, 12 months of follow-up and a 1:1 allocation ratio. The data was collected between July 2017 and July 2018. The patients, of both genders, had to be referred by their occupational medicine doctors with the diagnosis of overweight or obesity and be aged between 20 and 65 years. An analysis was made of the anthropometric measurements, lipid parameters, as well as on the follow-up of the program. Results: A total of 123 obese or overweight patients participated. Two groups were formed; 61 in intervention group [G1] and 62 in as usual care control group [G2]). As regards the 107 that finished the study (60 in G1 and 47 in G2), the mean age was 45.55±12.83 SD, with 57.2% women and 42.8% men. The number of patients followed-up was much higher in the Physical Activity Program than in the control group, and the number of dropouts (only one) was insignificant. It can be seen how both the weight and the body mass index as the main lipid parameters are reduced in the study group significantly with respect to the control group. The physical activity of the group in the motivated physical activity program is three times higher than in the group without intervention. There was a significant relationship between the increase in activity and weight reduction (P<.001), also between the reduction in weight and the reduction in cholesterol and triglycerides. Conclusions: In our study, a motivational physical activity program leads to more follow-up and therefore improves the anthropometric and lipid parameters

[Evaluation of a motivational intervention of physical activity program in the treatment of obesity and overweight]. / Evaluación de un programa de intervención motivacional de actividad física en el tratamiento de la obesidad y el sobrepeso.

OBJECTIVE: To analyse the outcomes of a motivational physical activity program for the treatment of obesity. METHOD: A randomised, controlled, double blind clinical trial with 2 arms, 12 months of follow-up and a 1:1 allocation ratio. The data was collected between July 2017 and July 2018. The patients, of both genders, had to be referred by their occupational medicine doctors with the diagnosis of overweight or obesity and be aged between 20 and 65 years. An analysis was made of the anthropometric measurements, lipid parameters, as well as on the follow-up of the program. RESULTS: A total of 123 obese or overweight patients participated. Two groups were formed; 61 in intervention group [G1] and 62 in as usual care control group [G2]). As regards the 107 that finished the study (60 in G1 and 47 in G2), the mean age was 45.55±12.83 SD, with 57.2% women and 42.8% men. The number of patients followed-up was much higher in the Physical Activity Program than in the control group, and the number of dropouts (only one) was insignificant. It can be seen how both the weight and the body mass index as the main lipid parameters are reduced in the study group significantly with respect to the control group. The physical activity of the group in the motivated physical activity program is three times higher than in the group without intervention. There was a significant relationship between the increase in activity and weight reduction (P<.001), also between the reduction in weight and the reduction in cholesterol and triglycerides. CONCLUSIONS: In our study, a motivational physical activity program leads to more follow-up and therefore improves the anthropometric and lipid parameters.

[Carbon monoxide poisoning: a pending subject for physicians and users]. / Intoxicación por monóxido de carbono: una asignatura pendiente para médicos y usuarios.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the incidence of cases of carbon monoxide poisoning diagnosed at a General Hospital's Casualty Department, to evaluate its clinical features and diagnostic difficulties, to find data on how much information the patients had on the risk of poisoning, what measures were adopted for a technician to check the apparatus which caused the poisoning, and on re-use. DESIGN: An observational descriptive study. SETTING: Casualty Department of a County Hospital with a catchment area of 80,000 people. PARTICIPANTS: Included in the survey were the 27 clinical histories for the cases of poisoning attended in Casualty at Igualada General Hospital in 1993. RESULTS: 27 poisoning cases were diagnosed (0.5/1,000 emergencies attended). Symptoms were non-specific in most cases, being mainly migraine, nausea/vomiting and feeling sick. CONCLUSIONS: Carbon monoxide poisoning is still an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Focus on the possible diagnosis during the winter months would enable new, potentially serious cases to be treated or avoided. Campaigns to warn the community and to check apparatuses causing poisoning are needed.