Factors that potentially influence successful weight loss for adults with intellectual disabilities: A qualitative comparison.

Background: People with intellectual disabilities are more at risk of obesity than the general population. Emerging literature indicates that multicomponent interventions are most effective, however, individual results are variable and little research exists as to why this is the case.

Methods: Focus groups were conducted to explore lived experiences between two groups of adults with intellectual disabilities; an overweight group ( = 6) and a group identified as successful in losing weight ( = 6).