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A motivation-focused weight loss maintenance program is an effective alternative to a skill-based approach.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20680012     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: Maintaining weight loss is a major challenge in obesity treatment. Individuals often indicate that waning motivation prompts cessation of effective weight management behaviors. Therefore, a novel weight loss maintenance program that specifically targets motivational factors was evaluated.
DESIGN: Overweight women (N=338; 19% African American) with urinary incontinence were randomized to lifestyle obesity treatment or control and followed for 18 months. All participants in lifestyle (N=226) received the same initial 6-month group behavioral obesity treatment and were then randomized to (1) a novel motivation-focused maintenance program (N=113) or (2) a standard skill-based maintenance approach (N=113).
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Weight assessed at baseline, 6 and 18 months.
RESULTS: Both treatment groups (motivation-focused and skill-based) achieved comparable 18-month weight losses (-5.48% for motivation-focused vs -5.55% in skill-based, P=0.98), and both groups lost significantly more than controls (-1.51%; P=0.0012 in motivation-focused and P=0.0021 in skill-based).
CONCLUSIONS: A motivation-focused maintenance program offers an alternative, effective approach to weight maintenance expanding available evidence-based interventions beyond traditional skill-based programs.
Authors:
D S West; A A Gorin; L L Subak; G Foster; C Bragg; J Hecht; M Schembri; R R Wing;
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2010-08-03
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of obesity (2005)     Volume:  35     ISSN:  1476-5497     ISO Abbreviation:  Int J Obes (Lond)     Publication Date:  2011 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-02-15     Completed Date:  2011-05-10     Revised Date:  2012-05-10    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101256108     Medline TA:  Int J Obes (Lond)     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  259-69     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 7205, USA. WestDelia@uams.edu
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ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT00091988
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Behavior Therapy / methods*
Diet, Reducing / methods,  psychology*
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Motivation*
Obesity / complications,  psychology*,  therapy
Patient Compliance
Risk Reduction Behavior
Self Concept
Treatment Outcome
Urinary Incontinence / complications,  psychology*,  therapy
Weight Loss*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
K24 DK080775/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; K24 DK080775-04/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; U01 DK067860-03/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; U01 DK067861/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; U01 DK067861-03/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; U01 DK067862/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; U01 DK067862-02/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; U01DK067860/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS
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