Trial reportObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2015
The SELF trial: A self-efficacy-based behavioral intervention trial for weight loss maintenance.
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- Weight regain and mental health outcomes following behavioural weight management programmes: A systematic review with meta-analyses.Clinical obesity · 2023Pooled it
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- Challenges of conducting a remote behavioral weight loss study: Lessons learned and a practical guide.Contemporary clinical trials · 2021Trial
- Change in self-efficacy, eating behaviors and food cravings during two years of calorie restriction in humans without obesity.Appetite · 2019Trial
- Determinants and the Role of Self-Efficacy in a Sodium-Reduction Trial in Hemodialysis Patients.Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation · 2019Trial
- Early Engagement is Associated with Better Weight Loss in Emerging Adults.American journal of health behavior · 2019Trial
- Association between Self-Weighing and Percent Weight Change: Mediation Effects of Adherence to Energy Intake and Expenditure Goals.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2016Trial
- The Impact of Incentives on Weight Control in Men: A Randomized Controlled Trial.American journal of men's healthTrial
- Psychometric validation of the Romanian Scenario-Based Dieting Self-Efficacy Scale in adults with overweight and obesity.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Contrasting Temporal Sequencing Effects of Self-Regulation, Mood, and Self-Efficacy Changes Within National Cancer Institute-Certified Obesity Intervention Processes Targeting Multiple Weight-Loss Behaviors in Community Settings.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Acceptability and Preliminary Efficacy of a Novel Web-Based Physical Activity for the Heart (PATH) Intervention Designed to Promote Physical Activity in Adults With Obesity: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- 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
- Transcultural adaptation and validation of the Eating Self-Efficacy Brief Scale (ESEBS): the Brazilian version.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2024Article
- Patterns and Predictors of Engagement With Digital Self-Monitoring During the Maintenance Phase of a Behavioral Weight Loss Program: Quantitative Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2023Article
- Optimizing a Just-in-Time Adaptive Intervention to Improve Dietary Adherence in Behavioral Obesity Treatment: Protocol for a Microrandomized Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2021Article
- Problem-solving, Adherence to Lifestyle Goals, and Weight Loss Among Individuals Participating in a Weight Loss Study.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2021Article
- Job strain is prospectively associated with a lower frequency of fruit consumption in schoolteachers.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
- Bandura's Self-Efficacy Model Used to Explore Participants' Experiences of Health, Lifestyle, and Work After Attending a Vocational Rehabilitation Program with Lifestyle Intervention - A Focus Group Study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2021Article
- Weight Stigma and Weight-Related Health: Associations of Self-Report Measures Among Adults in Weight Management.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2020Article
- Characteristics of and Factors Influencing College Nursing Students' Willingness to Utilize mHealth for Health Promotion.Computers, informatics, nursing : CIN · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe SELF Trial examined the effect of adding individual self-efficacy (SE) enhancement sessions to standard behavioral weight loss treatment (SBT).
methodsParticipants were randomly assigned to SBT or SBT plus SE sessions (SBT+SE). Outcome measures were weight loss maintenance, quality of life, intervention adherence, and self-efficacy at 12 and 18 months.
resultsThe sample (N = 130) was female (83.08%) with a mean (SD) body mass index of 33.15 (4.11) kg m(2) . There was a significant time effect for percent weight change (P = 0.002) yet no significant group or group-by-time effects. The weight loss for the SBT+SE group was 8.38% (7.48) at 12 months and 8.00% (7.87) at 18 months, with no significant difference between the two time points (P = 0.06). However, weight loss for the SBT group was 6.95% (6.67) at 12 months and 5.96% (7.35) at 18 months, which was significantly different between the two time points (P = 0.005), indicating that the SBT group had significant weight regain.
conclusionsBoth groups achieved clinically significant weight loss. The group receiving an intervention targeting enhanced self-efficacy had greater weight loss maintenance whereas the SBT group demonstrated significant weight regain possibly related to the greater attention provided to the SBT+SE group.
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