Table 2.

Answers regarding the educational programs

Questions	Response n*	Yes	No
Felt support from other group members	387	315 (81.4%)	72 (18.6%)
Made new long-lasting friendships	382	172 (45.0%)	210 (55.0%)
Active member of the group	383	255 (66.6%)	128 (33.4%)
Afraid sensitive information would leak out when sharing information	384	51 (13.3%)	333 (86.7%)
I stopped coming as I felt no benefit of the program	384	58 (15.1%)	326 (84.9%)
Felt unsuccessful due to less weight loss than others	386	65 (16.8%)	321 (83.2%)
Would like more individual follow-up at hospital	483	309 (64.4%)	171 (35.6%)
GP once a year or more	448	229 (93.9%)	15 (6.1%)

^*n: responses were different mostly due to those who did not attend the group sessions, they did not respond to these questions