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Feasibility/acceptability of an acceptance-based therapy intervention for diverse adolescent girls with overweight/obesity
Obesity science & practice, v 7(3)
01 Jun 2021
PMID: 34123396
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Abstract
Background: Behavioral obesity interventions using an acceptance-based therapy (ABT) approach have demonstrated efficacy for adults, yet feasibility and acceptability of tailoring an ABT intervention for adolescents remains unknown.
Objective: This study assessed the feasibility and acceptability of an ABT healthy lifestyle intervention among diverse adolescent cisgender girls with overweight/obesity (OW/OB).
Methods: Adolescent cisgender girls aged 14-19 with a BMI of >= 85th percentile-for-sex-and-age were recruited for participation in a single-arm feasibility study. The primary outcomes were recruitment and retention while the secondary outcome was change in BMI Z-score over the 6-month intervention. Exploratory outcomes included obesity-related factors, health-related behaviors, and psychological factors.
Results: Recruitment goals were achieved; 13 adolescents (>60% racial/ethnic minorities) participated in the intervention, and 11 completed the intervention (85% retention). In completers (n = 11), a mean decrease in BMI Z-score of -0.15 (SD = 0.34, Cohen's d = -0.44) was observed. Improvements were also noted for change in percentage of 95th percentile (d = -0.35), percent body fat (d = -0.35), quality of life (d = 0.71), psychological flexibility (d = -0.86), and depression (d = -0.86).
Conclusions: These preliminary findings suggest an ABT healthy lifestyle intervention tailored for adolescent cisgender girls with OW/OB may be an acceptable treatment that could lead to improvements in BMI Z-score, obesity-related measures, and psychological outcomes.
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- Title
- Feasibility/acceptability of an acceptance-based therapy intervention for diverse adolescent girls with overweight/obesity
- Creators
- Michelle I. Cardel - University of FloridaAlexandra M. Lee - Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics University of Florida College of Medicine Gainesville Florida USAXiaofei Chi - Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics University of Florida College of Medicine Gainesville Florida USAFaith Newsome - Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics University of Florida College of Medicine Gainesville Florida USADarci R. Miller - Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics University of Florida College of Medicine Gainesville Florida USAAngelina Bernier - University of FloridaLindsay Thompson - University of FloridaMatthew J. Gurka - University of FloridaDavid M. Janicke - University of Florida College of Public Health and Health ProfessionsMeghan L. Butryn - Florida State University
- Publication Details
- Obesity science & practice, v 7(3)
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 11
- Grant note
- UL1TR001427 / National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) K01HL141535; R25HL126146 / National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science (WELL) [Historical]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000623493700001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85101834811
- Other Identifier
- 991019169533904721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Endocrinology & Metabolism