Accessible weight loss: Adapting a lifestyle intervention for adults with impaired mobility

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• 作者：Andrea C. Betts ; M.P.H.^a ; ^b ; Katherine Froehlich-Grobe ; Ph.D.^a ; ^{Kfgrobe@bir-rehab.com}
• 关键词：Weight loss ; Impaired mobility ; Obesity ; Intervention
• 刊名：Disability and Health Journal
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：10
• 期：1
• 页码：139-144
• 全文大小：212 K
• 卷排序：10

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Despite disparities in obesity between those with and without disability, there is limited evidence to guide weight loss intervention in people with impaired mobility (IM), particularly those with severe impairments.ObjectiveExamine the usability, feasibility, and effectiveness of adapting an existing evidence-based weight loss program for people with IM.MethodsIn this single-group pre-test post-test pilot study, 10 overweight or obese individuals with permanent IM (e.g. spinal cord injury, spina bifida, osteoarthritis) participated in a 20-week modification of the DPP Group Lifestyle Balance™ (DPP GLB) program, a group-based adaptation of the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP). Fifteen conference calls encouraged reducing calorie and fat intake and increasing exercise through self-monitoring and problem solving. We defined feasibility as retention and engagement, usability as participants' program satisfaction ratings, and effectiveness as physiological and psychosocial change measured on three occasions over 20 weeks. Analytic methods included basic descriptive statistics (feasibility and usability) and repeated measures ANOVA (effectiveness).ResultsThe program retained 70% of participants. These individuals attended an average of 79.3% of conference calls and self-monitored more than half of the weeks. Participants rated the program highly, with mean overall scores of 6.3 ± 0.3 and 6.2 ± 0.6 out of 7 on helpfulness and satisfaction scales, respectively. Program completers experienced a significant mean weight loss of 8.86 ± 8.37 kg (p = 0.024), or 7.4% of their start weight, and significantly reduced their BMI.ConclusionsAn adapted version of the DPP GLB is a feasible, usable, and potentially effective intervention for promoting weight loss among persons with IM.