Early outcomes of referrals to the English National Health Service Digital Weight Management Programme
Authors' conclusion
The NHS Digital Weight Management Programme is effective at achieving clinically meaningful weight loss. The outcomes compare favorably to web-based weight management interventions tested in randomized trials and those delivered as face-to-face interventions, and results suggest that the approach may, with increased participation, bring population-level benefits.
Study context
- Population
- Adults with obesity and hypertension and/or diabetes referred from general practices to the National Health Service (NHS) Digital Weight Management Programme, England, April 2021–March 2022
- Participants
- 63,937 referrals
- Comparison
- Had time to finish vs Completed vs Did not complete
- Had time to finishn = 31,718
- Completedn = 14,268
- Outcome
- Participant weight change
Methodological detailsprospectively collected national service-level data
- Prospectively collected national service-level data
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Mean weight change
Had time to finish
−2.2
mean · 95% CI −2.25–-2.16 · kg
Completed
−3.9
mean · 95% CI −3.99–-3.84 · kg
Did not complete
−0.74
mean · 95% CI −0.79–-0.70 · kg
Further findings
Uptake and completion
- Referrals taking up the Programme
- 31,861 (50%)
- Completion rate among those with time to finish
- 14,268 (45%)
Original publication
Early outcomes of referrals to the English National Health Service Digital Weight Management Programme. Obesity (Silver Spring). Published 21 April 2024. doi:10.
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