caa a22 4500 606180176 CHVBK 20210128100804.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150501xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11136-014-0800-y doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11136-014-0800-y Obese subjects involvement in a population-based survey: the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) to avoid stigmatization [Elektronische Daten] [Benoit Pétré, Anne-Françoise Donneau, Céline Crutze, Eddy Husson, André Scheen, Michèle Guillaume] Background: Epidemiological and health promotion studies in obese subjects are hampered by the difficulty of obtaining a representative sample from the community. The enrollment process can be at high risk of stigmatization. The purpose of this study is to describe an original information and communication technologies (ICT) strategy to get around these ethical and methodological difficulties. Methods: A multimedia campaign of communication was organized on the topic of overweight and quality of life (QoL). A specific website was developed to collect via a questionnaire QoL data as well as information related to patient's needs and health perception from participants. To promote the website, multiple information supports were largely diffused. Primary care professionals were solicited to enhance the enrollment. The campaign started with a press conference covered by the main television channels. Results: The ICT-based approach allowed the participation of 4,155 subjects homogeneously distributed with respect to body mass index, age, gender and socioeconomic level. A high percentage of subjects fully completed the web-based questionnaire. The press conference allowed reaching a quarter of the total sample within 5days. Conclusions: Overweight remains a major public health problem. This survey showed that a holistic approach supported by ICT is a promising way to recruit obese subjects without stigmatizing the disorder. Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2014 Obesity nationallicence Community survey nationallicence Recruitment nationallicence Stigmatization nationallicence ICT : Information and communication technologies nationallicence QoL : Quality of life nationallicence BMI : Body mass index nationallicence HIS : Health interview survey nationallicence Pétré Benoit Department of Public Health, CHU, University of Liege, 4000, Liège, Belgium aut Donneau Anne-Françoise Department of Public Health, CHU, University of Liege, 4000, Liège, Belgium aut Crutze Céline Department of Public Health, CHU, University of Liege, 4000, Liège, Belgium aut Husson Eddy Department of Public Health, CHU, University of Liege, 4000, Liège, Belgium aut Scheen André Division of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Disorders, Department of Medicine, CHU, 4000, Liège, Belgium aut Guillaume Michèle Department of Public Health, CHU, University of Liege, 4000, Liège, Belgium aut Quality of Life Research Springer International Publishing 24/5(2015-05-01), 1131-1135 0962-9343 24:5<1131 2015 24 11136 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-014-0800-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-014-0800-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pétré Benoit Department of Public Health, CHU, University of Liege, 4000, Liège, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Donneau Anne-Françoise Department of Public Health, CHU, University of Liege, 4000, Liège, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Crutze Céline Department of Public Health, CHU, University of Liege, 4000, Liège, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Husson Eddy Department of Public Health, CHU, University of Liege, 4000, Liège, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Scheen André Division of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Disorders, Department of Medicine, CHU, 4000, Liège, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Guillaume Michèle Department of Public Health, CHU, University of Liege, 4000, Liège, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Quality of Life Research Springer International Publishing 24/5(2015-05-01), 1131-1135 0962-9343 24:5<1131 2015 24 11136