PE4S216 - Personalised Weight Management (1): Nutrition, Physical Activity and Behavioural Interventions 01 Sep 2021 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: PE4S216
Module Title: Personalised Weight Management (1): Nutrition, Physical Activity and Behavioural Interventions
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: Allied Health and Chiropractic
Faculty Sub Group: Clinical Services
Module Leader: Karl New
Module Team:
First Intended Intake: SEP 2021 Final Year of Intake:
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100260 - healthcare science
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 01 Sep 2021
Valid To 31 Aug 2027

Module Aims

To enhance the knowledge and clinical skills required to effectively evaluate and treat obesity with emphasis on personalised care, nutrition, physical activity and behavioural modification.

Content Summary

• Analysis of specific obesity treatment guidelines.
• Behaviour change theories and models and the clinical evaluation of the patient living with obesity to understand the obstacles to changes in behaviour and the implementation of specific strategies of behavioural modification.
• Psychological strategies to promote behaviour change, including cognitive behavioural therapy and motivational interviewing.
• Key concepts in human nutrition (e.g. glycaemic index and glycaemic load).
• Hydration and obesity.
• The evidence for nutritional interventions in personalised weight management and their application in clinical practice, including appraisal of selected and specific dietary approaches such as low-fat, low-carbohydrate and plant-based diets.
• Appraisal of physical activity interventions and increased energy expenditure in the personalised management of obesity, including the effect of different exercise programmes on BMI, adiposity, fat distribution and obesity-related risk factors.
• Critically appraising the role and responsibilities of the multi-disciplinary team in the implementation and delivery of personalised weight management.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Independent Study 100
Directed Study 100
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Demonstrate a critical understanding and application of physical activity, nutritional and behavioural interventions in the context of obesity and the personalised care of the person living with obesity.
LO2 Demonstrate a critical awareness of the need to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and to use appropriate language, compassion and ethical behaviour when communicating with patients and their families who are living with obesity.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Synchronous Online Assessment Time-constrained assessment (Online) 1 End of Module examination related to personalised weight management using nutritional, physical activity and behavioural interventions 60 N/A 30 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Self Reflective Assessment 1 Reflective Journal 0 600 10 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Project 1 Completion of an individual task related to personalised weight management using nutritional, physical activity and behavioural interventions 0 N/A 20 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Case study 1 Case based scenarios and discussion forum related to personalised weight management using nutritional, physical activity and behavioural interventions 0 N/A 40 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Time-constrained assessment (Online) 1
Self Reflective Assessment 1
Project 1
Case study 1

Reading List

 Bray, G., Bouchard, C. (2014) Handbook of Obesity (Two-volume set): CRC Press

Kushner, R (2012) Clinical Assessment and Management of Adult Obesity: CRC Press

Alamuddin, N., Bakizada, Z. and Wadden, T. A. (2016) ‘Management of obesity’, Journal of Clinical Oncology, 34(35), pp. 4295–4305. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2016.66.8806.

Bray, G.A., Frühbeck, G., Ryan, D.H. and Wilding, J.P., (2016). Management of obesity. The Lancet, 387(10031), pp.1947-1956.

Caveney, E., Caveney, B.J., Somaratne, R., Turner, J.R. and Gourgiotis, L., (2011). Pharmaceutical interventions for obesity: a public health perspective. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 13(6), pp.490-497.

Wharton, S., Lau, D.C., Vallis, M., Sharma, A.M., Biertho, L., Campbell-Scherer, D., Adamo, K., Alberga, A., Bell, R., Boulé, N. and Boyling, E., (2020). Obesity in adults: a clinical practice guideline. CMAJ, 192(31), pp.E875-E891.

Yumuk, V., Tsigos, C., Fried, M., Schindler, K., Busetto, L., Micic, D. and Toplak, H., (2015). Obesity Management Task Force of the European Association for the Study of, O. European Guidelines for Obesity Management in Adults. Obes. Facts, 8, pp.402-424.