期刊
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
卷 74, 期 1, 页码 70-76出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2008.07.045
关键词
Prospective research; Weight loss; Motivation; Patient education
资金
- Behavioural Sciences section of the Division of Psychiatry
- School of Community Health Sciences
- The University of Nottingham
Objective: Cognitive approaches to obesity management assume that weight loss is more likely to occur if individuals perceive many benefits and few costs. Research to-date has been limited by the lack of prospective studies. Methods: A longitudinal study design. At baseline, obese patients attending weight-management clinics (n = 104) completed a questionnaire that assessed knowledge and beliefs regarding obesity's health and social/aesthetic consequences (Obesity Risk Knowledge (ORK-10) scale and the Obesity Beliefs scale), self-reported weight/height, goal weight, health-related quality of life, and sociodemographic characteristics. Medical records were also reviewed. At the 12-month follow-up, a second questionnaire assessed self-reported weight/height. Results: At baseline, average ORK-10 scale scores were 4/10. At follow-up, 32 out of the 66 participants retained on the study did not gain weight (48.5%). For these participants, weight loss was associated with endorsement of the health (r(s) = 0.40) and the social/aesthetic (r(s) = 0.31) costs of obesity (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Despite their high-risk status, participants demonstrated low levels of knowledge regarding obesity's health risks. Weight loss was associated with greater awareness of the health and social/aesthetic costs of obesity. Practice Implications: This study suggests that health education is required to facilitate informed choices and supports the use of cognitive approaches which promote both the health and social/aesthetic consequences of obesity. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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