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Perceived barriers to physical activity during and after a behavioural weight loss programme
Obesity science & practice, v 6(1), pp 10-18
01 Feb 2020
PMID: 32128238
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Abstract
Background Most adults with overweight/obesity participating in behavioural weight loss (BWL) programmes never achieve prescribed physical activity (PA) levels. This study examined changes in PA barriers, their relationships with accelerometer-measured PA during and after a 12-month BWL programme, and associations between PA barriers and participant characteristics. Methods Adults (N = 283) in a BWL programme completed the Barriers to Being Active Quiz, a 21-item self-report measure that assesses seven perceived PA barriers, and they wore an accelerometer for seven consecutive days at baseline and at 6 (midtreatment), 12 (end of treatment), 18 (6-mo follow-up), and 24 months (12-mo follow-up). Weight and height were measured, and demographic information was collected at baseline. Results Repeated-measures analyses of variance (ANOVAs) revealed a significant quadratic effect of time on total PA barriers, P < .001, such that PA barriers decreased by midtreatment, remained below baseline levels by end of treatment, but increased to near-baseline levels by follow-up. Perceived PA barriers were negatively associated with baseline moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA), P < .001, and decreases in perceived PA barriers were related to greater MVPA at 6 (P = .004), 12 (P < .001), and 24 months (P = .007). Participants who were younger, P = .02, and white, P = .009, reported more baseline barriers. Conclusions Perceived PA barriers meaningfully decreased during BWL treatment, which in turn was associated with greater MVPA. This pattern suggests that, on average, BWL effectively addresses perceived PA barriers, which contributes to increased PA. Future research should identify interventions to maintain decreases in barriers after end of treatment.
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- Title
- Perceived barriers to physical activity during and after a behavioural weight loss programme
- Creators
- Christine C. Call - Drexel UniversitySavannah R. Roberts - Drexel UniversityLeah M. Schumacher - Miriam HospitalJocelyn E. Remmert - Drexel UniversityStephanie G. Kerrigan - Yale UniversityMeghan L. Butryn - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Obesity science & practice, v 6(1), pp 10-18
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 9
- Grant note
- R01DK092374 / National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology); Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science (WELL) [Historical]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000503311400001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85081111602
- Other Identifier
- 991019168728704721
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- Endocrinology & Metabolism