Behavioral weight-loss treatment plus motivational interviewing versus attention control: lessons learned from a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies evaluating the benefit of adding motivational interviewing (MI) to behavioral weight-loss programs (BWLPs) have yielded mixed findings.

Methods

The aims of this randomized controlled trial were to: (1) assess the efficacy of adding MI to a BWLP on weight loss and adherence among 135 individuals with overweight and obesity (77.8% female; mean BMI = 33.6 kg/m²) enrolled in a 12-week BWLP and (2) explore levels of importance, confidence, and readiness for change ratings.

Results

Participants, who were randomized to receive two MI sessions or two attention control sessions, were assessed at baseline, the end of the BWLP, and 6 months post BWLP. Both groups decreased their weight from baseline to the end of the BWLP; however, there was no weig

SUBMITTER: Moss EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5526285 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature