Interdisciplinary therapy improves cardiorespiratory fitness and inflammatory markers in obese adult women

Interdisciplinary Therapy and Decrease of Cardiovascular Overload in Obese Patients

“…Regarding the anthropometric data (MC, BMI, CC and QC), our results corroborate with those presented by Sanches et al 10,14 and Franz et al 12 regarding the decrease in values when compared to values before and after interdisciplinary therapy.…”

“…The therapy lasted 18 weeks and was developed based on the Interdisciplinary Model of the Obesity Study Group (GEO) described by Sanches et al 14 Interventions occurred three times a week for a duration of two hours, and on each day there was one hour of combined physical training concomitant to one hour of the other areas (Physiotherapy [therapeutic exercises], Nutrition [lectures and interventions] and Psychology [group counseling -behavioral changes]), performed once a week ( Figure 1). Once a month there was an interdisciplinary intervention with the participation of two or more areas.…”

Effectiveness of the I2AO2 interdisciplinary programme led by nurses on metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk: a randomized, controlled trial

“… 25 , 26 However, recent published tendencies maintain that the approach to achieve long-term efficiency and efficacy for treating MS must be interdisciplinary. 27 , 28 One of the limitations that this methodology could pose is communication and coordination over time between the different professionals to promote and maintain health care. In this capacity, nursing is important, but recognition of this importance is absent.…”