A randomized controlled trial of an acceptance and commitment therapy-informed diabetes prevention program reduces body shame and distress.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Body shame drives psychological and behavioral precursors of Type 2 diabetes (T2D) prevention and management and may be present in conventional prevention programs. We tested the efficacy of a brief acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)-informed T2D prevention intervention targeting those outcomes.

Method

Participants (N = 298) were at high risk for developing T2D, had not previously attended a diabetes prevention program, and were randomized to a virtual intervention grounded in ACT and diabetes education or diabetes education alone. Intervention-related body shame was the primary outcome, and several secondary outcomes were also examined.

Results

Participants in the ACT + diabetes prevention education group (vs. diabetes prevention education only) had si

SUBMITTER: Lipsett M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12178311 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature