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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2020

"I'm Still on Track": A Qualitative Exploration of Participant Experiences of a Weight Loss Maintenance Program.

Bronwyn McGill, Blythe J O'Hara, Philayrath Phongsavan, Adrian Bauman, Luke Lawler, Anne C Grunseit

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bronwyn McGillThe University of Sydney, Sydney School of Public Health, Prevention Research Collaboration, Charles Perkins Centre, Camperdown, NSW 2006, Australia.
Blythe J O'HaraThe University of Sydney, Sydney School of Public Health, Prevention Research Collaboration, Charles Perkins Centre, Camperdown, NSW 2006, Australia.
Philayrath PhongsavanThe University of Sydney, Sydney School of Public Health, Prevention Research Collaboration, Charles Perkins Centre, Camperdown, NSW 2006, Australia.
Adrian BaumanThe University of Sydney, Sydney School of Public Health, Prevention Research Collaboration, Charles Perkins Centre, Camperdown, NSW 2006, Australia.
Luke LawlerPrima Health Solutions, P.O. Box 7468, Warringah Mall, NSW 2100, Australia.
Anne C GrunseitThe University of Sydney, Sydney School of Public Health, Prevention Research Collaboration, Charles Perkins Centre, Camperdown, NSW 2006, Australia.
The University of Sydney · AU

Funding

The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre .
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Qualitative evidence of participants' experiences of real-life weight loss maintenance programs is important for ongoing participant engagement and can inform program improvements. The purpose of this study was to understand how participants account for their engagement with a weight loss maintenance program and the role of the program in their weight management. A qualitative study using semi-structured interviews with 17 participants of a weight loss maintenance program was conducted; common themes were identified using a thematic inductive approach. Many participant narratives incorporated recurrent descriptions of their program experiences as a weight management journey. Our analysis generated four themes: returning to real life as a threat, the personal responsibility imperative, the program supporting agency and the program supporting self-regulation. The program, which provides external support and strategies, overlapped with the context of returning to real life and the personal responsibility imperative. Participant accounts of their journey at this intersection include the program supporting both agency and self-regulation which influences ongoing weight management. The interplay between themes identified and the maintenance program services allows compatibility between participants' sense of personal responsibility and the program components to help participants to 'stay on track' or 'get back on track'. In providing sufficient structure, opportunities to revisit successful strategies, and accountability, participants are empowered to overcome real-life threats and make positive health choices.

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chronic diseaselifestyle programprivate health insurancesecondary preventionthematic analysisweight loss maintenance

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PMID31963312
PMCPMC7151193
OpenAlexW3000194373

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