The current study examined the efficacy, feasibility, and acceptability of: 1) adding self-compassion (SC) skills training to a standard behavioral weight loss program (BWLP), and 2) utilizing video conferencing software to deliver small group, weekly, weight loss classes.
Object: The current study examined the efficacy, feasibility, and acceptability of: 1) adding self-compassion (SC) skills training to a standard behavioral weight loss program (BWLP), and 2) utilizing video conferencing software to deliver small group, weekly, weight loss classes. Method: The BWLP program utilized Webex video conferencing software to deliver a 12-week, interactive, small group, weekly weight loss intervention. Participants were randomized to a standard BWLP or a standard behavioral weight loss program augmented with self-compassion skills training (BWLP+SC).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
54
A 12 week small group weight loss program delivered via teleconference video technology
East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina, United States
weight loss
Weight in kilograms
Time frame: 12 weeks
height
meters
Time frame: baseline
Self-compassion
Change in self-compassion scale score from pre to post
Time frame: 12 weeks
Eating Behaviors
Change in eating behaviors scale from pre to post
Time frame: 12 weeks
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