Armitage, C.J., Norman, P. orcid.org/0000-0002-5892-0470, Noor, M. et al. (2 more authors) (2014) Evidence that a very brief psychological intervention boosts weight loss in a weight loss program. Behavior Therapy, 45 (5). pp. 700-707. ISSN 0005-7894
Abstract
Reducing morbidity and mortality associated with being overweight is a crucial public health goal. The aim of the present research was to test the efficacy of a very brief psychological intervention (a volitional help sheet) that could be used as an adjunct to standard weight loss programs to support increased weight loss in an overweight sample. Seventy-two overweight participants currently participating in a weight loss program were randomly allocated to either an intervention (volitional help sheet) condition or a control (distracter task) condition. The main outcome measure was weight at 1-month follow-up. Participants in both conditions lost significant amounts of weight, but those in the intervention condition lost significantly more than those in the control condition (d= 0.66). The findings support the efficacy of the volitional help sheet to promote additional weight loss in an overweight sample engaged in a weight loss program. The volitional help sheet therefore represents a very brief, low-cost intervention that could be used to supplement ongoing weight-loss programs. © 2014.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014 Elsevier. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Behavior Therapy. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
Keywords: | brief intervention; health behavior change; transtheoretical model; implementation intentions; overweight |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Psychology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 20 May 2016 15:06 |
Last Modified: | 21 May 2016 22:25 |
Published Version: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2014.04.001 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.beth.2014.04.001 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:99861 |
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