Prevention and treatment of obesity: the role of lifestyle coaches and health brokers

Celeste Elvira van Rinsum

doi:10.26481/dis.20181101cr

Prevention and treatment of obesity: the role of lifestyle coaches and health brokers

Celeste Elvira van Rinsum

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Abstract

The occurrence of overweight and obesity is increasing in all parts of the world, including the Netherlands. The complexity of obesity necessitates a combination of various strategies aimed at multiple health determinants to combat this problem. The studies constituting this dissertation focussed on solutions at different levels of prevention, ranging from universal prevention to care-related prevention. This study shows that lifestyle coaches carrying out the Coaching on Lifestyle (CooL) programme have proven to be useful in offering obesity-related care, particularly to adults with obesity. Health brokers have proven to be useful in bringing together stakeholders to deal with complex health problems such as obesity.

Original language	English
Awarding Institution	Maastricht University
Supervisors/Advisors	Kremers, Stef, Supervisor van de Goor, L.A.M., Supervisor, External person Gerards, Sanne, Co-Supervisor Rutten, Geert M., Co-Supervisor, External person
Award date	1 Nov 2018
Place of Publication	Maastricht
Publisher	Datawyse / Universitaire Pers Maastricht
Print ISBNs	9789463800037
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.26481/dis.20181101cr
Publication status	Published - 2018

Keywords

obesity
lifestyle coaching
interventional study
behavioural change
implementation
health brokers

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