Publications by authors named "Jacqueline Bowman-Busato"
Background: The basis for a high-performing and resilient healthcare system is having a common, precise, and scientifically accurate language used across all stakeholder groups. However, such a common language is lacking for obesity. Therefore, the European Association for the Study of Obesity undertook a taxonomy initiative to provide standardised language for obesity as commonly used from policy to practice for other major policy-prioritised non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSelf-management interventions (SMIs) may improve disease management in adults living with obesity. We formulated evidence-based recommendations for SMIs within the context of the COMPAR-EU project. The multidisciplinary panel selected critical outcomes based on the COMPAR-EU core outcome set and established decision thresholds for each outcome.
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- Obesity rates are rising globally, necessitating population-based approaches to combat the issue.
- Current efforts focus on understanding obesity's root causes while also highlighting the lack of effective early diagnosis and treatment options.
- The review emphasizes the importance of environmental factors and suggests that reshaping urban areas could help reduce obesity rates and improve management strategies.
Background: Obesity is recognized by the World Health Organization as a chronic disease. As such, it should be referred to using the language of chronic diseases, with correct and established terminology and definitions. This study was designed to map the current language used to discuss obesity and to compare this with the standard language used for chronic disease.
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