The investigators are using a community-based participatory research (CBPR) model to develop a lifestyle intervention targeting weight loss that is specifically tailored to women in perimenopause.
This is a participatory research study which will enroll women (n of up to 56) with experience of menopause to help identify preferred strategies (modalities) for weight loss, which will combine calorie (dietary) restriction and exercise tactics. Aim 1: Explore attitudes and perceptions about weight gain during the menopause transition, and identify weight loss strategies from the patient (peer) perspective. \- The investigators will apply these learnings: 1) to understand barriers for weight management during menopause; 2) to establish strategies to guide retention; 3) to finalize the intervention structure, including feedback on the frequency and duration of the study visits; and 4) to gather feedback on menopause-specific education resources set to be provided throughout the intervention. Aim 2: Engage the Community Advisory Board (CAB) of the Louisiana Clinical and Translational Center (LA CaTS) to understand scalability and community-based implementation of an intervention tailored for women in perimenopause. \- The investigators will then utilize the Louisiana Clinical \& Translational Science Center (LA CaTS) Community Advisory Board (CAB) to help us tailor a lifestyle intervention in perimenopausal women with emphasis on scalability and community-based implementation using learnings obtained from the focus groups.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
55
The investigators are enrolling up to 56 women (total) to participate in semi-structured focus groups of 6-8 women per group conducted either in-person or virtually (online) to help us tailor a lifestyle intervention for midlife women during perimenopause.
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Duration
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Motivation
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Time Commitment
Identify how many times (e.g., days per week) that women would want to participate in a lifestyle intervention.
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Diet
Identify the types of diets (e.g., keto, Mediterranean, intermittent fasting, etc.) that women have attempted before, and which diets they liked best.
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Exercise
Identify the types of exercises (e.g., swimming, walking, weight training, etc.) that women like to do or would like to try.
Time frame: 1 day
Location
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Barriers
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Time frame: 1 day
Menopause Education
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Time frame: 1 day
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