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ArticleAmerican journal of health promotion : AJHP2020

Effects of Intervention Characteristics on Willingness to Initiate a Weight Gain Prevention Program.

Megan A McVay, Marissa L Donahue, JeeWon Cheong, Joseph Bacon, Michael G Perri, Kathryn M Ross

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Article in American journal of health promotion : AJHP, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Megan A McVayDepartment of Health Education and Behavior, College of Health and Human Performance, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2583-4277
Marissa L DonahueDepartment of Health Education and Behavior, College of Health and Human Performance, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
JeeWon CheongDepartment of Health Education and Behavior, College of Health and Human Performance, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Joseph BaconDepartment of Health Education and Behavior, College of Health and Human Performance, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Michael G PerriDepartment of Clinical and Health Psychology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3651-1542
Kathryn M RossDepartment of Clinical and Health Psychology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.

Funding

Increasing uptake of behavioral weight loss programs among primary care patientsK23HL127334 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI MCVAY, MEGAN APPERSON · 2015 to 2019
$805k
NHLBI NIH HHS K23 HL127334
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Abstract

purposeTo determine characteristics of weight gain prevention programs that facilitate engagement.

designRandomized factorial experiment (5 × 2).

settingRecruited nationally online.

participantsAdults aged 18 to 75 with body mass index ≥25 who decline a behavioral weight loss intervention (n = 498). MEASURES: Participants were randomly presented with one of 10 possible descriptions of hypothetical, free weight gain prevention programs that were all low dose and technology-based but differed in regard to 5 behavior change targets (self-weighing only; diet only; physical activity only; combined diet, physical activity, and self-weighing; or choice between diet, physical activity, and self-weighing targets) crossed with 2 financial incentive conditions (presence or absence of incentives for self-monitoring). Participants reported willingness to join the programs, perceived program effectiveness, and reasons for declining enrollment. ANALYSIS: Logistic regression and linear regression to test effects of program characteristics offered on willingness to initiate programs and programs' perceived effectiveness, respectively. Content analyses for open-ended text responses.

resultsParticipants offered the self-weighing-only programs were more willing to initiate than those offered the programs targeting all 3 behaviors combined (50% vs 36%; odds ratio [OR] = 1.79; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.01-3.13). Participants offered the programs with financial incentives were more willing to initiate (50% vs 33%; OR = 2.08; 95% CI, 1.44-2.99) and anticipated greater intervention effectiveness (β = .34,

conclusionTargeting self-weighing and providing financial incentives for self-monitoring may result in greater uptake of weight gain prevention programs. STUDY PREREGISTRATION: https://osf.io/b9zfh, June 19, 2018.

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Weight Reduction ProgramsAdultBody Mass IndexHumansMotivationWeight GainWeight Losschoiceinterventionsobesityphysical activityrecruitmentself-weighingtreatment initiationweight gain preventionweight management

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PMID32077301
PMCPMC7679054

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