Acceptance and commitment therapy as an adjunct to the MOVE! programme: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The current study tested the efficacy of an acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) group intervention for disinhibited eating behaviour as an adjunct to the Veterans Affairs MOVE!© weight management programme.

Methods

Veterans (N = 88) with overweight or obesity who completed the MOVE! weight management programme and self-identified as having problems with 'stress-related eating' were randomized to four 2-h weekly ACT sessions or a continued behavioural weight-loss (BWL) intervention. Assessments were completed at baseline, post-treatment and 3- and 6-month follow-up on outcomes of interest including measures of disinhibited eating patterns, obesity-related quality of life, weight-related experiential avoidance and weight.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Afari N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6819973 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature