Trial reportJournal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics2013
Feasibility of enlisting social network members to promote weight loss among Latinas.
Trial report in Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- The effectiveness of social-support-based weight-loss interventions-a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2024Pooled it
- Social media-based interventions for adults with obesity and overweight: a meta-analysis and meta-regression.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2023Pooled it
- Weight Loss Interventions for Hispanic Women in the United States: A Systematic Review.Journal of environmental and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Trends in Evidence-Based Lifestyle Interventions Directed at Obese and Overweight Adult Latinos in the US: A Systematic Review of the Literature.Journal of community health · 2016Pooled it
- The Impact of Culture in Weight Loss Intervention Effectiveness Among Hispanic American Women with Overweight or Obesity: A Systematic Scoping Review.Hispanic health care international : the official journal of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses · 2026Article
- Negative mood is associated with sociobehavioral factors contributing to cardiovascular risk in an immigrant population.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Negative Mood is Associated with Sociobehavioral Factors Contributing to Cardiovascular Risk in an Immigrant Population.Research square · 2024Article
- Systematic realist synthesis of health-related and lifestyle interventions designed to decrease overweight, obesity and unemployment in adults.BMC public health · 2022Review
- Rationale and study protocol for Unidas por la Vida (United for Life): A dyadic weight-loss intervention for high-risk Latina mothers and their adult daughters.Contemporary clinical trials · 2018Article
- Weight and weight control behaviors of Latinas and their social ties.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2018Article
- Cultural Relevance of the Transtheoretical Model in Activity Promotion: Mexican-American Women's use of the Process of Change.Journal of health disparities research and practice · 2017Article
- Using Web-Based Technology to Promote Physical Activity in Latinas: Results of the Muévete Alabama Pilot Study.Computers, informatics, nursing : CIN · 2015Article
- Cultural relevance of physical activity intervention research with underrepresented populations.International quarterly of community health education · 2013Article
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Abstract
Shaping network members into sources of support for healthy eating and exercise behaviors may be an effective strategy to enhance obesity treatment outcomes. This pilot study examined the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a behavioral weight loss intervention adapted for Latinas with a social network component. Twenty-seven Latinas (43.0±10.2 years and body mass index 36.9±5.7) participated in a 24-week randomized controlled intervention study. Participants attended group-based treatment either individually (Individual Lifestyle Group [ILG]) or with a weight loss partner selected from their existing network (Partner Lifestyle Group [PLG]). Repeated measures analysis of variance was conducted to compare ILG and PLG participants on changes in weight or psychosocial variables. Participants in both intervention groups attended 70% of treatment sessions; 96% and 100% completed assessment at post-treatment (12 weeks) and follow-up (24 weeks), respectively. Significant weight loss (P<0.01) was achieved at post-treatment (ILG -4.7±4.2 kg and PLG -4.3±4.4 kg) and follow-up (ILG -5.0±6.4 kg and PLG -4.7±5.0 kg), with nearly 50% of participants losing at least 5% of initial body weight. Both groups also experienced increased self-efficacy for weight loss (P<0.01), self-efficacy for exercise (P=0.02), and family social support for exercise habits (P=0.01). There were no significant differences between groups. Results from this study suggest a behavioral weight loss intervention for Latinas is feasible, but there is less support for the efficacy of weight loss partners.
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