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. 2025 May 6;5(5):CD016107.
doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD016107.

Weight-neutral interventions for people with obesity and the perspective of patients, carers and healthcare professionals: a mixed methods review

Juan Va Franco  1 , Jan Hindemit  2 , Yang Guo  1 , Brenda Bongaerts  1 , Maria-Inti Metzendorf  1 , Rainer Peelen  3 , Rasmus Køster-Rasmussen  4 , Lene B Meyer  4 , Jane Noyes  5 , Ralph Möhler  6
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Weight-neutral interventions for people with obesity and the perspective of patients, carers and healthcare professionals: a mixed methods review

Juan Va Franco et al. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. .

Abstract

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (prototype). The objectives are as follows: To assess the effects of weight-neutral interventions for managing obesity in children and adults (quantitative data). To explore the views, perspectives and experiences of children and adults receiving the intervention, their close family members or, if appropriate, carers, and healthcare personnel who recommend or deliver weight-neutral interventions to determine their feasibility and acceptability and any factors that create barriers and facilitators to optimal implementation (qualitative data). To determine whether the programme theories, components and delivery of interventions take account of the views, perspectives and experiences of intervention recipients and whether patient-centred interventions have greater effects.

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Conflict of interest statement

JVAF: none known.

JH: none known.

YG: none known.

BB: none known.

MIM: none known.

RKR: Associate professor at the Department of Public Health at Copenhagen University, who has received funding for research from The Novo Nordisk Foundation. RKR is employed 50% at Copenhagen University and receives a standard associate professor salary.

LBM: Postdoc at the Department of Public Health at Copenhagen University. She gets a standard postdoc salary for working part‐time on developing a weight‐neutral health intervention. The project is part of the large LightCOM project that was funded by a grant from the Novo Nordic Foundation to Hvidovre Hospital and Copenhagen University. LM has her own eating disorder practice where she receives clients for therapy. She teaches courses about eating disorders, weight stigma and weight‐neutral health to private and publicly employed healthcare professionals. LM is paid a fee for these courses.

JN: none known.

RM: none known.

RP: none known.

JN, BB, MM and JVAF are Cochrane Editors, but they were not involved in the editorial process of this review.

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