March 3, 2026Open Access

Training Healthcare Professionals to Deliver a Group‐Based Intervention for People Living With Severe Obesity: Lessons From the PROGROUP Feasibility Trial

Key Points

Healthcare professionals need skills for delivering group-based interventions effectively, enhancing patient outcomes.
Key findings indicate that flexible, self-directed training formats improve both feasibility and acceptability among healthcare professionals.
Training processes were optimized through a structured approach, facilitating the delivery of interventions with fidelity and clarity.
The insights gained offer valuable resources for expanding training in various group healthcare settings, indicating broader implications.

Abstract

This study outlines a process for optimising training for healthcare professionals, with learnings applicable to other group-based healthcare settings. Findings highlight the need for healthcare professionals to develop skills aligned with delivering such interventions with fidelity, to maximise potential effectiveness. A flexible, self-directed training format can enhance feasibility and acceptability, balancing healthcare professionals' needs with intervention requirements, and offers a valuable and novel training resource for those delivering group-based care.

Training Healthcare Professionals to Deliver a Group‐Based Intervention for People Living With Severe Obesity: Lessons From the PROGROUP Feasibility Trial

Key Points

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