Does an Effective Theoretically Based Weight Loss Treatment for Middle-Aged Women Work for Young Women?

Autor/inn/en	Johnson, Ping H.; Annesi, James J.
Titel	Does an Effective Theoretically Based Weight Loss Treatment for Middle-Aged Women Work for Young Women?
Quelle	In: American Journal of Health Education, 48 (2017) 6, S.382-391 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1932-5037
DOI	10.1080/19325037.2017.1358121
Schlagwörter	Body Weight; Females; Adults; Young Adults; Age Differences; Chronic Illness; Obesity; Intervention; Undergraduate Students; State Universities; Exercise; Nutrition Instruction; Measurement; Body Composition; Physical Activity Level; Self Control; Eating Habits; Statistical Analysis; Psychological Patterns; Health Education; Outcomes of Treatment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Körpergewicht; Weibliches Geschlecht; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Chronic disease; Chronische Krankheit; Adipositas; Staatliche Universität; Übung; Nutrition education; Ernährungserziehung; Messverfahren; Selbstbeherrschung; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Statistische Analyse; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung
Abstract	Background: Young adults gain weight faster and suffer from chronic diseases at a younger age than their older counterparts. Existing behavioral obesity treatments included few young adults, and their effects on young adults remain unknown. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore whether a behavioral treatment that was effective in weight loss for mostly middle-aged women would be effective for young women. Methods: One hundred eleven female undergraduates with obesity recruited from a large public university in the Southeastern United States in 2014-2016 received treatment, including 6 individual exercise support sessions over 6 months and 20 biweekly group nutrition sessions. Measurements include weight, waist circumference, physical activity, diet, mood, and exercise- and eating-related self-regulation and self-efficacy at baseline and at months 3 and 6. Results: Attrition was 65.8% at month 3 and 87.4% at month 6. Paired t tests show significant reductions in weight and significant improvements in weight loss-related behaviors and psychological variables at month 3. More average weight was lost at month 6. Discussion: Despite high attrition, the treatment demonstrated some positive effects for the young college women who continued attending sessions. Translation to Health Education Practice: Health Educators should explore reasons for attrition among college students with obesity and develop treatment components to help them lose excess weight. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01