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Low goal ownership predicts drop-out from a weight intervention study in overweight patients with type 2 diabetes.
Int J Behav Med
September 2010
Section of Clinical and Health Psychology, Leiden University, Wassenaarseweg 52, PO Box 9555, 2300 RB, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Background: Drop-out is a major problem in weight loss studies. Although previous attrition research has examined some predictors of drop-out, theoretically grounded research on psychological predictors of drop-out from weight interventions has been lacking.
Purpose: To examine psychological predictors of drop-out from a weight reduction study in diabetes type 2 patients.
Self-regulation and weight reduction in patients with type 2 diabetes: a pilot intervention study.
Patient Educ Couns
April 2009
Leiden University, The Netherlands.
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of a self-regulation (SR) weight reduction intervention on weight, body mass index (BMI), glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) (primary outcomes), exercise, nutrition and quality of life (secondary outcomes).
Methods: A pilot intervention (n=53) based on SR-principles consisted of a motivational interview, group sessions and a workbook and was evaluated against standard care with (n=38) and without a self-help manual (n=38). Subjects were overweight (BMI>27) patients with type 2 diabetes (52% female) from a Dutch hospital (mean age 58.