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Pilot Test of an Acceptance-Based Behavioral Intervention to Promote Physical Activity During Weight Loss Maintenance
Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.), v 44(1)
02 Jan 2018
PMID: 27100874
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Abstract
Behavioral interventions for obesity reliably facilitate short-term weight loss, but weight regain is normative. A high level of aerobic exercise may promote weight loss maintenance. However, adopting and maintaining a high level of exercise is challenging, and experiential acceptance may be important. The aim of this study was to pilot test the feasibility and efficacy of an acceptance-based behavioral treatment to promote moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) among individuals who had recently lost weight. Adults (n = 16) who had recently lost ≥ 5% of weight were provided with a 12-week, group-based treatment. At 12 weeks, complete analyses indicated that participants had increased activity 69% (completing an average of 198.27 minutes/week of bouted MVPA, i.e., episodes of at least 10 minutes in duration). Medium-to-large effect sizes were observed for changes in process measures, including experiential acceptance. Future research to test this approach using an experimental design, a larger sample, and a longer period of observation is warranted.
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- Title
- Pilot Test of an Acceptance-Based Behavioral Intervention to Promote Physical Activity During Weight Loss Maintenance
- Creators
- Meghan L Butryn - Drexel UniversityStephanie Kerrigan - Drexel UniversityDanielle Arigo - University of ScrantonGreer Raggio - Drexel UniversityEvan M Forman - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.), v 44(1)
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- 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:000425766200009
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84976328986
- Other Identifier
- 991014878631204721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Behavioral Sciences
- Psychiatry