Weight-loss history as a predictor of obesity treatment outcome

Prospective, long-term results from behavioral, group self-help treatment

Bibliographic Data

ID4226954
AuthorsJanet D Latner (0009-0004-5795-0645, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa), Anna C Ciao (0000-0002-7921-1649, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)
Year2014
Volume19
Issue2
Pages253-261
Publication date2014-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105312468191
PMID23297394
OpenAlexW2089390732
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited26

Weight-loss history was examined as a predictor of outcome in group self-help obesity treatment. Participants ( n = 128; 83% women; mean body mass index = 34.2 kg/m2; mean age = 47.2 years) in self-help, group behavioral weight-loss treatment reported a mean of 5.1 prior weight-loss attempts and lost 13.8 percent of initial weight in current treatment. A greater number of past attempts independently predicted greater 6-month, 18-month, and intent-to-treat weight losses. Greater magnitude of largest past loss predicted greater 18-month weight loss. In contrast to studies on professional treatment, group self-help participants might benefit from repeated weight-loss efforts despite previous failures

Obesity · Outcome (game theory · Prospective cohort study · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Term (time · Weight loss · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Medicine · Obesity and Health Practices · Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Internal Medicine

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