| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The number of guidance sessions and periods in weight-loss intervention (weight-loss class) increased weight-loss. Although the number of guidance sessions or periods had doubled, the effect of weight-loss did not double. The number of guidance sessions did not affect the weight control over 1 year after the intervention.
When the number of guidance sessions were more than 10 times and the intervention period was more than 1.5-3.0 months, the amount of weight-loss per guidance session or per period decreased and dropout rate increased. Therefore, it was possible that increasing the number of guidance sessions to more than 10 times or extending the intervention periods to more than 1.5-3.0 months resulted in decreased efficiency (cost-and time-effectiveness). This study suggested that it is not necessary to increase the number of guidance session or to extend the intervention periods blindly.
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