Attendance and completion of weight loss intervention is associated with better weight loss
outcomes; however, attrition is neither consistently reported nor comprehensively explored …

The high attrition rates in obesity interventions are associated with poorer weight loss and
maintenance for the individual and poorer overall treatment effectiveness and cost …

Objective: Identifying client factors that predict dropout is critical for the development of
effective weight‐loss programs. Although demographic predictors are studied, there are few …

Background The prevention and treatment of overweight and obese individuals on a
population‐wide basis is challenging because patients have difficulties with adhering to …

Background Drop-out is a major problem in weight loss studies. Although previous attrition
research has examined some predictors of drop-out, theoretically grounded research on …

Background Attrition is an important but understudied issue that plays a vital role in the
successful treatment of obesity. To date, most studies focusing on attrition rates and/or its …

Objective: To evaluate and describe retention rates and weight loss in clients participating in
a commercial weight loss program. Subjects: A total of 60 164 men and women ages 18–79 …

Background Our objective was to identify factors that are independently associated with
early attrition and successful weight loss (WL) in an obesity-management program. Methods …

Weight loss maintenance is a major challenge for obesity treatment. Weight control registries
can be useful in identifying psychological and behavioural factors that could contribute to …

The number of US adults classified as overweight or obese has dramatically increased in
the past 25 years, resulting in a significant body of research addressing weight loss and …