Events & Publications

We have some new PROGROUP publications – well done to all involved for your hard work!

Sheaff R, Moghadam S, Hollands L, et al. Logic model development through a feasibility RCT for a group-based weight management programme. BMJ Open 2026; :16:e094569. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-094569

See the link to the full PDF here: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/bmjopen/16/3/e094569.full.pdf

The PROGROUP training optimisation paper, led by Shokraneh Moghadam, which has been published in the Journal of Human Dietetics and Nutrition.
The PROGROUP group-based intervention optimisation paper, led by Lily Hawkins, published in the British Journal of Health Psychology.

Training Healthcare Professionals to Deliver a Group-Based Intervention for People Living With Severe Obesity: Lessons from the PROGROUP Feasibility Trial.
Shokraneh Moghadam, Mark Tarrant, Lily Hawkins, Dawn Swancutt, Rod Sheaff, Laura Hollands, Raff Calitri, Jonathan Pinkney, Jenny Lloyd.

Optimization of a group-based intervention for people living with severe obesity (PROGROUP): Understanding fidelity to delivery and the patient experience.
Hawkins L, Tarrant M, Moghadam S, Swancutt D, Sheaff R, Hollands L, Pinkney J, Lloyd J.

You can access them both here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jhn.70204 https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bjhp.70051

Swancutt, D., Tarrant, M., Ingram, W. et al. A group-based behavioural intervention for weight management (PROGROUP) versus usual care in adults with severe obesity: a feasibility randomised controlled trial protocol. Pilot Feasibility Stud 8, 206 (2022).

See the link here: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-022-01167-0

Read a PDF version here

Jon Pinkney and Mark Tarrant co-authored a commentary article in Clinical Obesity, entitled: Time for a new agenda for behavioural treatment of overweight and obesity.

See the link here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/cob.12628

Well done to Lily and the team on their publication: Which components of behavioral weight management programs are essential for weight loss in people living with obesity? A rapid review of systematic reviews. Lily K. Hawkins et al. Published 01 July 2024. Obesity Reviews published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of World Obesity Federation.

See the link here: https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.13798

Development of a group-based behaviour change intervention for people with severe obesity informed by the social identity approach to health. by The PROGROUP Team, British Journal of Health Psychology. 29, 4, p. 907-924 18 p.4 (Jul 2024).

See the link here: https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bjhp.12737

The effectiveness and usability of online, group-based interventions for people with severe obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Milne-Ives, M., Burns, L., Swancutt, D., Calitri, R., Ananthakrishnan, A., Davis, H., Pinkney, J., Tarrant., M & Meinert, E. International Journal of Obesity (Nov 2024).

See the link here: s41366-024-01669-2.pdf