A Pilot Study Examining Patient Response to a Weight Loss Workbook Designed to Be Used in a Family Medicine Outpatient Setting

2000 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 759-764 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. S. Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Family Medicine ◽  
Outpatient Setting ◽  
Patient Response

Preferred versus Nonpreferred Treatment, and Self-Control Training versus Determination Raising as Treatments of Obesity: A Pilot Study

1976 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 191-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. C. Murray
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Self Control ◽  
The Other ◽  
Significant Weight Loss ◽  
Overweight Women

Of 12 overweight women half received 10 wk. of self-control training and the rest received an equal period aimed at increasing determination to lose weight. Half of each treatment group had expressed a preference for the type of treatment they received and half for the other type of treatment. Both groups lost a statistically significant amount of weight, and at a 3-mo. follow-up there was still a significant weight loss. Follow-up at 6 mo. on 9 of the 12 original subjects indicated both groups regained much of their lost weight. There was no evidence that either type of treatment or receiving one's preferred type of treatment was related to weight loss.

Assessment of Cardiorespiratory and Metabolic Responses in Women with Obesity After Surgically Induced Weight Loss: Results from a Pilot Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Onofre ◽  
Nicole Oliver ◽  
Renata Carlos ◽  
Davi Fialho ◽  
Renata C. Corte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Metabolic Responses ◽  
Surgically Induced

Provider and patient intervention to improve weight loss: A pilot study in a public hospital clinic

2008 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry C. Davis ◽  
Michael S. Wolf ◽  
Pat F. Bass ◽  
Connie L. Arnold ◽  
Jian Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Public Hospital ◽  
Hospital Clinic

scholarly journals A pilot study of acceptance-based behavioural weight loss for adolescents with obesity

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 686-696 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jena Shaw Tronieri ◽  
Thomas A. Wadden ◽  
Sharon M. Leonard ◽  
Robert I. Berkowitz
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Lifestyle Modification ◽  
Psychological Treatment ◽  
Psychosocial Outcomes ◽  
Cognitive Restraint ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment ◽  
Medium Increase

AbstractBackground:Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a psychological treatment that has been found to increase weight loss in adults when combined with lifestyle modification, compared with the latter treatment alone. However, an ACT-based treatment for weight loss has never been tested in adolescents.Methods:The present pilot study assessed the feasibility and acceptability of a 16-week, group ACT-based lifestyle modification treatment for adolescents and their parents/guardians. The co-primary outcomes were: (1) mean acceptability scores from up to 8 biweekly ratings; and (2) the percentage reduction in body mass index (BMI) from baseline to week 16. The effect size for changes in cardiometabolic and psychosocial outcomes from baseline to week 16 also was examined.Results:Seven families enrolled and six completed treatment (14.3% attrition). The mean acceptability score was 8.8 for adolescents and 9.0 for parents (on a 1–10 scale), indicating high acceptability. The six adolescents who completed treatment experienced a 1.3% reduction in BMI (SD = 2.3, d = 0.54). They reported a medium increase in cognitive restraint, a small reduction in hunger, and a small increase in physical activity. They experienced small improvements in most quality of life domains and a large reduction in depression.Conclusions:These preliminary findings indicate that ACT plus lifestyle modification was a highly acceptable treatment that improved weight, cognitive restraint, hunger, physical activity, and psychosocial outcomes in adolescents with obesity.

scholarly journals Increasing Resident Physician Well-Being through a Motivational Fitness Curriculum: A Pilot Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 228-234
Author(s):  
Ruth Nutting ◽  
Justin Grant ◽  
Samuel Ofei-Dodoo ◽  
Matthew Runde ◽  
Kethlyn Staab ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Family Medicine ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Resident Physician ◽  
Personal Accomplishment ◽  
Depression Anxiety Stress Scale ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Resident Physicians ◽  
Fitness Curriculum

Introduction. Healthcare professionals who participate in regular exercise better manage job related stressors, utilize fewer sick days, and discuss fitness with patients at increased rates. Although resident physicians are aware of the health benefits of exercise their rates of exercise are much lower than among medical trainees and practicing physicians. Resident physicians have reported lack of time for traditional structured workouts as one of the greatest barriers to fitness. This study sought to increase resident physician well-being by providing brief workouts through a motivational fitness curriculum. Methods. This pilot study utilized a nonexperimental design; a pre-/post-intervention consisted of a 10-month motivational fitness curriculum. Thirteen family medicine residents at a training program in the midwestern United States participated in this study. The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) and the Abbreviated Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI-9) were used to measure the participants’ well-being, pre- and post-curriculum. Standard descriptive statistics and paired samples t-test were used to analyze the data. Results. Twenty-eight percent (13/36) of eligible first-year and second-year family medicine resident physicians participated in the study. On the DASS-21, study participants displayed an improvement in depression, anxiety, and stress scores post-curriculum. On the MBI-9, the participants reported decreased score in emotional exhaustion, but there were no changes in depersonalization and personal accomplishment scores over time.Conclusion. A motivational fitness curriculum may be a convenient way to support well-being among resident physicians. These findings were salient, as graduate medical education programs can implement similar initiatives to support resident physicians’ psychological and physical well-being.

scholarly journals Mangosteen Shows a Potent Insulin Sensitizing Effect in Obese Female Patients: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikiko Watanabe ◽  
Elena Gangitano ◽  
Davide Francomano ◽  
Eliana Addessi ◽  
Raffaella Toscano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Antioxidant Properties ◽  
Model Assessment ◽  
Female Patients ◽  
Inflammatory Status ◽  
Obese Female ◽  
Treatment Of Obesity

Insulin resistance is the most important underlying cause of obesity and type 2 Diabetes (T2DM), and insulin sensitizing treatments have proved effective in preventing diabetes and inducing weight loss. Obesity and T2DM are also associated with increased inflammation. Mangosteen is a tropical tree, whose fruits, widely known for their antioxidant properties, have been recently suggested having a possible further role in the treatment of obesity and T2DM. The objective of this pilot study has been to evaluate safety, compliance and efficacy of mangosteen on insulin resistance, weight management, and inflammatory status in obese female patients with insulin resistance. 22 patients were randomized 1:1 to behavioral therapy alone or behavioral therapy and mangosteen and 20 completed the 26-week study. The mangosteen group reported a significant improvement in insulin sensitivity (HOmeostatic Model Assessment-Insulin Resistance, HOMA-IR -53.22% vs -15.23%, p=.0037), and a trend decrease in inflammation markers serum levels, together with trend greater weight loss and trend increased HDL levels. No side effect attributable to treatment was reported. Given the positive preliminary results we report and the excellent safety profile, we suggest a possible role of mangosteen in the treatment of obesity, insulin resistance and inflammation.

A Vertically Placed Clip for Weight Loss: a 39-Month Pilot Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 1174-1181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moises Jacobs ◽  
Natan Zundel ◽  
Gustavo Plasencia ◽  
Prospero Rodriguez-Pumarol ◽  
Eddie Gomez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Pilot Study
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