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Study aim
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Comparative determination of self-management and group management effectiveness on weight loss of nurses
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Design
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96 nurses and each hospital, for an intervention method, and assigning samples to study groups non-randomly:
In each group: group diet , individual and control diet: 32 nurses
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Settings and conduct
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The nurses from Poursina, Razi, Al-Zahra, Heshmat and Shafa hospitals.. Nurses at Poursina and Razi hospitals: individual diets, nurses at Heshmat and Shafa hospitals: group diets. The nurses of Al-Zahra Hospital: control group will not receive any intervention.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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BMI of more than 25 kg /m2, age over 18 years, not having a weight loss program in the last 6 months, not using other weight loss methods such as medication and exercise during the study period. People with diabetes, cancer, kidney failure, and patients taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are not included in the study
Criteria for non-inclusion: Personal reluctance to participate in the study and pregnancy and lactation
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Intervention groups
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Poursina & Razi hospitals: diet individual management, Heshmat & Shafa hospitals: group management, Al-Zahra hospital: control group.For intervention group are prescribed 8 weeks of diet(55% carbohydrate, 15% protein & 30% fat) to lose weight. The energy required at the beginning, will be given to the person based on the person's age, height, current weight and 1000 calories less. Individual will be prohibited from taking weight loss drugs and strenuous physical activity and will be asked to walk 30 minutes a day.At the beginning, weeks 4(middle of the study) & week 8 (end of the study), weight, height, waist were measured with valid and reliable tools and BMI was calculated and no intervention was performed in the control group.
The consequences of the individual regimen and group regimens are compared.
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Main outcome variables
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Weight Loss