Weight loss intervention adherence and factors promoting adherence: a meta-analysis

M Lemstra, Y Bird, C Nwankwo, M Rogers… - Patient preference and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background Adhering to weight loss interventions is difficult for many people. The majority of
those who are overweight or obese and attempt to lose weight are simply not successful …

Adherence to a behavioral weight loss treatment program enhances weight loss and improvements in biomarkers

SD Acharya, OU Elci, SM Sereika, E Music… - Patient preference …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: To describe participants' adherence to multiple components (attendance, energy
intake, fat gram, exercise goals, and self-monitoring eating and exercise behaviors) of a …

An overview of factors associated with adherence to lifestyle modification programs for weight management in adults

AWY Leung, RSM Chan, MMM Sea, J Woo - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
This review aims to provide an overview of the factors associated with adherence reported in
existing literature on lifestyle modification programs for weight management among the adult …

Long-term adherence to health behavior change

KR Middleton, SD Anton… - American journal of …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
The utility of lifestyle-based health promotion interventions is directly affected by participant
adherence to prescribed behavior changes. Unfortunately, poor adherence to behaviors …

Perceived barriers and facilitators of initiation of behavioral weight loss interventions among adults with obesity: a qualitative study

MA McVay, WS Yancy, GG Bennett, SH Jung… - BMC Public Health, 2018 - Springer
Background Evidence-based behavioral weight loss interventions are under-utilized. To
inform efforts to increase uptake of these interventions, it is important to understand the …

Factors predictive of drop‐out and weight loss success in weight management of obese patients

M Ortner Hadžiabdić, I Mucalo, P Hrabač… - Journal of human …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background The prevention and treatment of overweight and obese individuals on a
population‐wide basis is challenging because patients have difficulties with adhering to …

Adherence and success in long-term weight loss diets: the dietary intervention randomized controlled trial (DIRECT)

I Greenberg, MJ Stampfer, D Schwarzfuchs… - Journal of the …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Data are limited as to whether participants in diet trials truly adhere to their
assigned diet and the factors that affect their adherence. Methods: We evaluated success …

Predictors of dropout in weight loss interventions: a systematic review of the literature

I Moroshko, L Brennan, P O'Brien - Obesity reviews, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Attendance and completion of weight loss intervention is associated with better weight loss
outcomes; however, attrition is neither consistently reported nor comprehensively explored …

Translational research: bridging the gap between long-term weight loss maintenance research and practice

JD Akers, PA Estabrooks, BM Davy - Journal of the American Dietetic …, 2010 - Elsevier
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 …

Determinants of adherence to lifestyle intervention in adults with obesity: a systematic review

E Burgess, P Hassmén, KL Pumpa - Clinical obesity, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Lifestyle intervention programmes are efficacious in the management of obesity but often
report poor attendance and adherence rates that hinder treatment effectiveness and health …