Lessons Learned from an ACT-Based Physician-Delivered Weight Loss Intervention: A Pilot RCT Demonstrates Limits to Feasibility

Lessons Learned from an ACT-Based Physician-Delivered Weight Loss Intervention: A Pilot RCT Demonstrates Limits to Feasibility

Background: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) interventions have shown to be effective in facilitating weight loss for emotional eaters, however, the lack of accessibility of these interventions limits their impact. The present study aimed to increase the accessibility of an ACT intervention f...

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Main Authors: Frayn Mallory, Carrière Kimberly, Knäuper Bärbel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2020-02-01
Series:Open Psychology
Subjects:
primary care
obesity
weight loss
weight loss interventions
emotional eating
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/psych-2020-0003
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spelling doaj-205ee9bab4e44bdbb57cb5566b6176c82021-09-05T13:59:56ZengDe GruyterOpen Psychology2543-88832020-02-0121223910.1515/psych-2020-0003psych-2020-0003Lessons Learned from an ACT-Based Physician-Delivered Weight Loss Intervention: A Pilot RCT Demonstrates Limits to FeasibilityFrayn Mallory0Carrière Kimberly1Knäuper Bärbel2Department of Psychology, McGill University, 2001 McGill College, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 1G1Department of Psychology, McGill University, 2001 McGill College, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 1G1Department of Psychology, McGill University, 2001 McGill College, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 1G1Background: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) interventions have shown to be effective in facilitating weight loss for emotional eaters, however, the lack of accessibility of these interventions limits their impact. The present study aimed to increase the accessibility of an ACT intervention for emotional eaters through delivery by physicians.https://doi.org/10.1515/psych-2020-0003primary careobesityweight lossweight loss interventionsemotional eating
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primary care
obesity
weight loss
weight loss interventions
emotional eating
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Knäuper Bärbel
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title Lessons Learned from an ACT-Based Physician-Delivered Weight Loss Intervention: A Pilot RCT Demonstrates Limits to Feasibility
title_short Lessons Learned from an ACT-Based Physician-Delivered Weight Loss Intervention: A Pilot RCT Demonstrates Limits to Feasibility
title_full Lessons Learned from an ACT-Based Physician-Delivered Weight Loss Intervention: A Pilot RCT Demonstrates Limits to Feasibility
title_fullStr Lessons Learned from an ACT-Based Physician-Delivered Weight Loss Intervention: A Pilot RCT Demonstrates Limits to Feasibility
title_full_unstemmed Lessons Learned from an ACT-Based Physician-Delivered Weight Loss Intervention: A Pilot RCT Demonstrates Limits to Feasibility
title_sort lessons learned from an act-based physician-delivered weight loss intervention: a pilot rct demonstrates limits to feasibility
publisher De Gruyter
series Open Psychology
issn 2543-8883
publishDate 2020-02-01
description Background: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) interventions have shown to be effective in facilitating weight loss for emotional eaters, however, the lack of accessibility of these interventions limits their impact. The present study aimed to increase the accessibility of an ACT intervention for emotional eaters through delivery by physicians.
topic primary care
obesity
weight loss
weight loss interventions
emotional eating
url https://doi.org/10.1515/psych-2020-0003
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