Systematic development of a self-regulation weight-management intervention for overweight adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This paper describes the systematic development of an intervention for the prevention of obesity among overweight adults. Its development was guided by the six steps of Intervention Mapping (IM), in which the establishment of program needs, objectives and methods is followed by development of the intervention and an implementation and evaluation plan.

Methods

Weight gain prevention can be achieved by making small changes in dietary intake (DI) or physical activity (PA). The intervention objectives, derived from self-regulation theory, were to establish goal-oriented behaviour. They were translated into a computer-tailored Internet-delivered intervention consisting of four modules. The intervention includes strategies to target the main determinants of self-regulat

SUBMITTER: van Genugten L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2988733 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature