Trial reportJournal of nutrition education and behavior
Self-efficacy as a predictor of weight change and behavior change in the PREMIER trial.
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- Blood pressure management protocol based on transtheoretical model effectiveness on self- care: A systematic review.Health promotion perspectives · 2024Pooled it
- Determinants of weight loss maintenance: a systematic review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2019Pooled it
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- Theoretical and Behavioral Mediators of a Weight Loss Intervention for Men.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2016Trial
- Longitudinal Weight Loss Patterns and their Behavioral and Demographic Associations.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2016Trial
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- Personalized Medical Nutrition Therapy and Physical Exercise: The Future of Diabesity Care.Current obesity reports · 2026Review
- Perceived barriers to healthy eating and self-efficacy among Indian adults at high risk of type 2 diabetes: a secondary analysis of the K-DPP study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Psychometric validation of the Romanian Scenario-Based Dieting Self-Efficacy Scale in adults with overweight and obesity.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Psychological Assessment and Psychosocial Outcomes in Bariatric Surgery Candidates: A Retrospective Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Yes I can! Exploring the impact of self-efficacy in a digital weight loss intervention.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2025Article
- Ketogenic nutritional therapy (KeNuT)-a multi-step dietary model with meal replacements for the management of obesity and its related metabolic disorders: a consensus statement from the working group of the Club of the Italian Society of Endocrinology (SIE)-diet therapies in endocrinology and metabolism.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2024Article
- Low eating self-efficacy is associated with unfavorable eating behavior tendencies among individuals with overweight and obesity.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- What's theory got to do with it: measuring effects of theory on lifestyle behaviors and weight in the Better Me Within Randomized Trial.American journal of health education · 2023Article
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- The relationship between family function and personality traits with general self-efficacy (parallel samples studies).BMC psychology · 2020Article
- Beyond weight loss: A qualitative exploration of participant expectations and strategies for measuring progress during a weight management program.SAGE open medicine · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectivesDetermine whether self-efficacy independently predicted weight loss in a behavioral intervention and explore factors that influence the path between self-efficacy and weight change.
designSecondary analysis of the PREMIER trial, a randomized controlled trial testing effects of lifestyle interventions on blood pressure.
settingFour academic medical centers.
participantsPREMIER recruited adults (n = 810) with pre-hypertension/stage 1 hypertension, not currently receiving medication. This analysis excluded participants in the control arm, resulting in n = 537.
interventionsParticipants were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 groups: advice only, established lifestyle recommendations, or established lifestyle recommendations plus Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension dietary pattern.
main outcome measuresSelf-efficacy (dietary self-efficacy [DSE], exercise self-efficacy [ESE]), dietary intake, fitness. ANALYSIS: Pearson correlations, 1-way analysis of variance, mediation analyses.
resultsDespite an overall decrease in DSE/ESE, change in DSE/ESE significantly predicted weight change at 6 (β = -.21, P < .01; β = -.19, P < .01, respectively) and 18 months (β = -.19, P < .01; β = -.35, P < .01). Change in percent calories from fat partially mediated the DSE/weight change relationship at 6 months. Change in fitness partially mediated the ESE/weight change relationship at 18 months. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Changes in DSE/ESE were not associated with behavior change as hypothesized. Additional research is needed to identify mediators between self-efficacy and adoption of behaviors that influence weight loss.
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