Short term effects of a weight loss and healthy lifestyle programme for overweight and obese men delivered by German football clubs

Pietsch, Benjamin; Weisser, Burkhard; Hanewinkel, Reiner; Gray, Cindy M.; Hunt, Kate; Wyke, Sally; Morgenstern, Matthis

doi:10.1080/17461391.2019.1660809

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“…An overview of each scale-out of FFIT (describing the context, the process and extent of adaptation, means of delivery and results of evaluation) is then summarized in Sections 3.3.1-3.3.8 below. Following very minor adaptations of the FFIT program materials including translation into German, recruitment to Fussball Fans im Training (https://www.fussballfansimtraining.de/) (referred to here as FFIT-G) began from December 2016 [54]. Initially three members of the FFIT-G research team from the Institute for Therapy and Health Research (IFT Nord), who had acquired funding from German Cancer Aid to cover deliveries and evaluation of FFIT-G, visited Scotland to meet with members of the core FFIT research team and SPFL-T, leading to a tripartite agreement for the roll-out of FFIT in German Bundesliga teams.…”

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“…Minor adaptations of FFIT materials for FFIT-G comprised substituting food items that were popular in Germany (in sessions referring to healthier diet) and the conversion of imperial units to German standards (e.g., liters instead of pints). In line with the focus of the funding organization (German Cancer Aid), some additional content was added on the links between obesity and cancer [54].…”

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“…Between December 2016 and July 2018, 934 men registered for 29 deliveries of FFIT-G across 15 Bundesliga clubs. An evaluation of the short-term (12-week) effects of FFIT-G on weight loss and other outcomes using a pragmatic non-randomized trial included 561 of these men, with 477 allocated to the 'intervention' group, mostly by filling available places on a first come, first served basis, and 84 to a comparison group (see [54] for more details). Baseline and post-program measurements were conducted by coaches trained to the standard measurement protocols for FFIT, as described above (Section 3.1.4).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For example, in FFIT-G: mean 12-week weight loss was 6.24 kg (95% CI: 5.82 to 6.66); over 50% of participants lost at least 5% of their baseline weight and 15% lost at least 10%; mean decrease in systolic and diastolic blood pressure was 11.11 mmHg (95% CI: 9.08 to 13.14) and 8.46 mmHg (95% CI: 7.42 to 9.50), respectively; and mean reduction in waist circumference was 7.83cm (95% CI: 7.23 to 8.44). Further details (including positive outcomes on other measures) are provided elsewhere [54].…”

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“…We would argue that the scale-outs of FFIT which are described here satisfy the first two conditions, but it is too early in their development and initial deliveries to be sure that they can each be supported longer term by sufficient organizational or system support, or deliver the same long-term results. Some Type 1 scale-outs (e.g., FFIT-G [54]), have been able to demonstrate good outcomes (as evidence of successful translation) through less labor intensive and expensive evaluation by "borrowing strength"(in Aarons et al's terms [14]) from evidence of effectiveness from the earlier FFIT RCT. Those which are examples of Type 3 scale-out (EuroFIT and RUFIT-NZ) have been [62] or are currently being (RUFIT-NZ) evaluated in a full-scale RCT.…”

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Scale-Up and Scale-Out of a Gender-Sensitized Weight Management and Healthy Living Program Delivered to Overweight Men via Professional Sports Clubs: The Wider Implementation of Football Fans in Training (FFIT)

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Increasing prevalence of obesity poses challenges for public health. Men have been under-served by weight management programs, highlighting a need for gender-sensitized programs that can be embedded into routine practice or adapted for new settings/populations, to accelerate the process of implementing programs that are successful and cost-effective under research conditions. To address gaps in examples of how to bridge the research to practice gap, we describe the scale-up and scale-out of Football Fans in Training (FFIT), a weight management and healthy living program in relation to two implementation frameworks. The paper presents: the development, evaluation and scale-up of FFIT, mapped onto the PRACTIS guide; outcomes in scale-up deliveries; and the scale-out of FFIT through programs delivered in other contexts (other countries, professional sports, target groups, public health focus). FFIT has been scaled-up through a single-license franchise model in over 40 UK professional football clubs to 2019 (and 30 more from 2020) and scaled-out into football and other sporting contexts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, England and other European countries. The successful scale-up and scale-out of FFIT demonstrates that, with attention to cultural constructions of masculinity, public health interventions can appeal to men and support them in sustainable lifestyle change.

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Scale-Up and Scale-Out of a Gender-Sensitized Weight Management and Healthy Living Program Delivered to Overweight Men via Professional Sports Clubs: The Wider Implementation of Football Fans in Training (FFIT)

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Men’s matters—a health-enhancing physical activity intervention for men 50+

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Strobl

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Zusammenfassung Hintergrund Männer 50+ werden von gesundheitsförderlichen Bewegungsangeboten kaum erreicht. Dies begründet sich unter anderem in unterschiedlichen Bewegungsmotiven. Die vorliegende Studie untersucht Wirkung und Akzeptanz eines männer- und altersspezifischen Gesundheitssportangebots. Methoden In einem kontrollierten Interventionszeitraum (10 Wochen) wurden physische und psychosoziale Gesundheitsressourcen sowie Wohlbefinden untersucht. In einem nichtkontrollierten Follow-up-Zeitraum (10 Wochen) wurden zusätzlich qualitative Interviews zur Analyse der Bindung an körperlich-sportliche Aktivität eingesetzt. Ergebnisse Der Kurs Männersache führte zu starken Bindungsraten im ersten Kurszeitraum sowie im Follow-up-Zeitraum. Vor allem die Veränderung von psychosozialen Gesundheitsressourcen ist hervorzuheben. Neben der Steigerung der Selbstwirksamkeit und der positiven Stimmung, konnte das Wohlbefinden gesteigert werden. Im Follow-up konnten alle Verbesserungen über dem Niveau der Eingangstestung gehalten werden. Diskussion Es konnte gezeigt werden, dass eine 90-minütige Kurseinheit bei Bewegungsneu- und Wiedereinsteigern zu messbaren, jedoch nicht signifikanten Verbesserungen in den physischen Gesundheitsressourcen führen kann. Die psychosozialen Gesundheitsressourcen Stimmung und Selbstwirksamkeit sowie das Wohlbefinden erreichten vergleichbare signifikante Steigerungen wie in anderen männerspezifischen Bewegungsinterventionen. Schlussfolgerung Neben bereits erfolgreichen männerspezifischen Angeboten im Setting Profisportverein konnte mit dem Kurs Männersache ein Programm im Setting Kommune erfolgreich konzipiert und evaluiert werden.

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Effectiveness of Adult Health Promotion Interventions Delivered Through Professional Sport: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Background Researchers are capitalising on the strong connections that sport fans have with their teams for health promotion programmes, yet no existing systematic reviews have evaluated the effectiveness of interventions delivered through professional sport. Objective The aim of this study was to systematically collate, evaluate, and synthesise the evidence on health promotion interventions implemented in professional sport settings. Methods Randomised controlled trials reporting on adult health promotion initiatives delivered in professional sport settings were identified through electronic database searches in CINAHL, MEDLINE, SPORTDiscus, Scopus, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), and Google Scholar. Data on health-related outcomes (e.g., weight, physical activity, dietary intake) were extracted and synthesised, and random effects meta-analyses were conducted to examine effects for weight and waist circumference. Risk of bias was examined using the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool for randomised controlled trials (RoB 2). Results Six studies reporting on five unique interventions met the inclusion criteria, and all included studies were gender-sensitised and exclusively targeted men. Intervention effects were observed for several health outcomes, including physical activity, dietary intake, and psychosocial health. All studies aimed to reduce weight, and for most studies (n = 4), weight was a primary outcome, either of the included study or to inform a future definitive trial. Findings from the meta-analysis revealed an overall significant difference in change in weight of − 3.2 kg (95% confidence interval [CI] − 4.6 to − 1.8) and waist circumference of − 3.9 cm (95% CI − 4.9 to − 2.8), both in favour of the intervention group at 12 weeks. Intervention effects were also reported for several other health outcomes (e.g., physical activity, dietary intake, psychosocial health); however, they were not consistently measured across the studies and thus were not meta-analysed. Conclusion Health promotion interventions delivered through professional sporting organisations can significantly improve weight- and lifestyle-related health outcomes. Representation across the socioeconomic spectrum and across culturally and linguistically diverse groups was limited. As only a limited number of studies met the inclusion criteria for this review, a need exists for rigorously designed interventions, standardised intervention approaches, with long-term follow-up, and the potential for scalability. PROSPERO Registration Number CRD42019123295.

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Short term effects of a weight loss and healthy lifestyle programme for overweight and obese men delivered by German football clubs

Cited by 10 publications

References 34 publications

Scale-Up and Scale-Out of a Gender-Sensitized Weight Management and Healthy Living Program Delivered to Overweight Men via Professional Sports Clubs: The Wider Implementation of Football Fans in Training (FFIT)

Scale-Up and Scale-Out of a Gender-Sensitized Weight Management and Healthy Living Program Delivered to Overweight Men via Professional Sports Clubs: The Wider Implementation of Football Fans in Training (FFIT)

Men’s matters—a health-enhancing physical activity intervention for men 50+

Effectiveness of Adult Health Promotion Interventions Delivered Through Professional Sport: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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