Trial reportEating behaviors2016
Socio-demographic, anthropometric, and psychosocial predictors of attrition across behavioral weight-loss trials.
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Barriers and facilitators to dietary change while aiming to reduce free sugar intakes: framework analysis based on intervention, time for change, and success at 12 weeks.Journal of nutritional science · 2026Trial
- Sociodemographic, Clinical, and Psychosocial Predictors of Short- and Long-term Study Retention in the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) Outcomes Study (DPPOS).Diabetes care · 2025 · on this mapTrial
- Remotely delivered weight management for people with long COVID and overweight: the randomized wait-list-controlled ReDIRECT trial.Nature medicine · 2025Trial
- Socio-economic factors, mood, primary care utilization, and quality of life as predictors of intervention cessation and chronic stress in a type 2 diabetes prevention intervention (PREVIEW Study).BMC public health · 2023Trial
- Factors influencing adults to drop out of intensive lifestyle interventions for weight loss.Translational behavioral medicine · 2023Trial
- Understanding mechanisms of integrated behavioral therapy for co-occurring obesity and depression in primary care: a mediation analysis in the RAINBOW trial.Translational behavioral medicine · 2021Trial
- Greater Attendance at a Community Weight Loss Programme over the First 12 Weeks Predicts Weight Loss at 2 Years.Obesity facts · 2020Trial
- Baseline Psychosocial and Demographic Factors Associated with Study Attrition and 12-Month Weight Gain in the DIETFITS Trial.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2019Trial
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- Effectiveness of a Multidisciplinary Treatment Program for Severe Obesity in Adults Based on the Clinically Significant Weight Loss.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Identifying Personality Characteristics and Indicators of Psychological Well-Being Associated With Attrition in the Motivation Makes the Move! Physical Activity Intervention: Randomized Technology-Supported Trial.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Integrated collaborative care intervention for depression and obesity in primary care: translation from research to practice.Health education research · 2022Article
- Perceptions of body weight that vary by body mass index: Clear associations with perceptions based on personal control and responsibility.Journal of health psychology · 2022Article
- Conservative Treatment for Childhood and Adolescent Obesity: Real World Follow-Up Profiling and Clinical Evolution in 1300 Patients.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Predictors of attrition from a weight loss program. A study of adult patients with obesity in a community setting.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2021Article
- Self-Pay Payer Status Predicts Long-Term Loss to Follow-Up After Bariatric Surgery.Obesity surgery · 2021Article
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Abstract
Preventing attrition is a major concern in behavioral weight loss intervention studies. The purpose of this analysis was to identify baseline and six-month predictors associated with participant attrition across three independent clinical trials of behavioral weight loss interventions (PREFER, SELF, and SMART) that were conducted over 10 years. Baseline measures included body mass index, Barriers to Healthy Eating, Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI), Hunger Satiety Scale (HSS), Binge Eating Scale (BES), Medical Outcome Study Short Form (MOS SF-36 v2) and Weight Efficacy Lifestyle Questionnaire (WEL). We also examined early weight loss and attendance at group sessions during the first 6 months. Attrition was recorded at the end of the trials. Participants included 504 overweight and obese adults seeking weight loss treatment. The sample was 84.92% female and 73.61% white, with a mean (± SD) age of 47.35 ± 9.75 years. After controlling for the specific trial, for every one unit increase in BMI, the odds of attrition increased by 11%. For every year increase in education, the odds of attrition decreased by 10%. Additional predictors of attrition included previous attempts to lose 50-79 lbs, age, not possessing health insurance, and BES, BDI, and HSS scores. At 6 months, the odds of attrition increased by 10% with reduced group session attendance. There was also an interaction between percent weight change and trial (p<.001). Multivariate analysis of the three trials showed education, age, BMI, and BES scores were independently associated with attrition (ps ≤ .01). These findings may inform the development of more robust strategies for reducing attrition.
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