THE EFFECT OF INTER PROFESSIONAL APPROACH IN MANAGEMENT OF OBESITY: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY

Abstract

Lack of physical activity, frequent intake of food, industrialization, stress during the work, various types of junk food e.g. fast food, bakery items, increased amount of the soft drink result in Obesity. There are some new researches, some new efforts and some new paradigm in the path of the solution of the disease. The objective is to evaluate the role Inter professional Approach in the management of Obesity. Non Randomised, Prospective, Comparative, Clinical study, where a total of 24 patients was selected from OPD Division of Ayurveda, CIMR. Change in BMI was significant at the level of p < 0.01 in both the groups. While abdominal, hip and waist measurements were significant at the level of p < 0.05 in inter professional practice. The present experiment was planned to study patients willingness and desire to take Diet and then decide suitable, cooperative, and the willing patient goes for Yoga, diet, and counselling treatment as part of the inter professional study. Taking into considering all these data here an effort has been made to evaluate the role of diet and inter professional management in Obesity.