A qualitative study to examine meaningful change in physical function associated with weight-loss.
Jiat Ling PoonChris MarshallChloe JohnsonHannah C PegramMaile HunterHongjun KanNadia N AhmadPublished in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2022)
Participants expected moderate weight-losses to be noticeable, with ≥ 10% weight-loss yielding the most consistent results. The findings suggested that both measures provide strong opportunity to demonstrate treatment benefit in relation to physical functioning as a small change on the response scale would represent a noticeable improvement in participants' daily lives.