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Adherence and weight loss outcomes associated with food-exercise diary preference in a military weight management program

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Shay, Laura E., Seibert, Diane, Watts, Dorraine, Sbrocco, Tracy, Pagliara, Claire·2009·Eating Behaviors

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The more consistently someone records their food intake the more likely they are to lose weight. We hypothesized that subjects who kept track via their preferred method would demonstrate higher adherence and therefore improved outcomes compared to those who used a non-preferred method. Participants were randomly assigned to use a paper, PDA, or Web-based diary and classified as “Preferred” if they used their preferred method and “Non-Preferred” if they did not. Days adherent to diary use were collected for 12 weeks. Weight, % body fat, waist circumference, and self-efficacy scores were measured at baseline, 6 and 12 weeks. Thirty nine participants completed the 12 week study. Fifty nine percent were male. The mean age was 35 and mean baseline BMI was 33 kg/m2 (±3.5). Forty four % (n=17) used their “Preferred” diary method and 56% (n=22) did not. Participants who used their preferred diary were more adherent to recording both food intake (64.2% vs. 43.4%, p=.015) and exercise (60.6% vs. 31.2%, p=.001). Though no difference was seen between groups on weight management outcomes, these results suggest that diary preference affects adherence to diary use.

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Authors
Shay, L. E., Seibert, D., Watts, D., Sbrocco, T., & Pagliara, C.
Affiliations
  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (US)
  • Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Shay, Laura E.
Venue
Eating Behaviors
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-12
Volume
10
Issue
4
Pages
220-227
ISSN
1471-0153 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2067438111
Cited by
68
References
44
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FWCI
4.19
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Eating Behaviors (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (P20MD000505)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Keywords
food diary, exercise diary, adherence, weight loss, weight management interventions, military personnel, paper diaries, self-efficacy, fat mass, waist circumference
MeSH terms
Adult, Analysis of Variance, Body Composition, Feeding Behavior, Female, Humans, Male, Military Personnel, Patient Compliance, Surveys and Questionnaires, Weight Loss, Exercise, Diet Records, Body Mass Index, Treatment Outcome, Self Efficacy, Waist Circumference

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