ReviewNutrients2023
Uncovering Barriers and Facilitators of Weight Loss and Weight Loss Maintenance: Insights from Qualitative Research.
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- Classification of Obesity Based on Weight History: Perceptions of People With Obesity.Clinical obesity · 2026Article
- The Association Between Power of Food Scale Scores and Weight Among Black/African American Individuals Consuming a Vegan or Low-Fat Omnivorous Diet in a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of nutrition and metabolism · 2026Article
- Perceived barriers and facilitators to engagement and behavioral enactment in weight management interventions among racial and ethnic minorities.Discover public health · 2026Article
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- Perceived Barriers and Facilitators to Engagement and Behavioral Enactment in Weight Management Interventions Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities.Research square · 2025Article
- Patient Perspectives on Weight Management and Wellness After Liver Transplantation: A Convergent Mixed Methods Study.The Journal of surgical research · 2025Article
- Examining preferences for weight loss interventions among black men and women with overweight or obesity: A qualitative study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Application of the health belief model to study weight management behavioral intentions among adults in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The experiences of night shift workers following three different dietary weight loss interventions: a qualitative study using behaviour change theory.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Article
- Maintenance of time-restricted eating and high-intensity interval training in women with overweight/obesity 2 years after a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 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
- Exploring successes, barriers, and enablers in the one-year digital Healthy Weight Coaching.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Evaluating Weight Loss Efficacy in Obesity Treatment with Allurion's Ingestible Gastric Balloon: A Retrospective Study Utilizing the Scale App Health Tracker.Clinics and practice · 2024Article
- Can Digital Technologies Be Useful for Weight Loss in Individuals with Overweight or Obesity? A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Metabolic syndrome and psoriatic arthritis: the role of weight loss as a disease-modifying therapy.Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease · 2024Review
- Experiences of social support by participants with morbid obesity who participate in a rehabilitation program for health-behavior change: a qualitative study.BMC nutrition · 2023Article
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Abstract
Long-term weight loss maintenance is often difficult to achieve. This review analysed qualitative data on self-perceived barriers and facilitators of weight loss and weight loss maintenance among weight loss intervention participants. A literature search was conducted using electronic databases. Qualitative studies written in English and published between 2011-2021 were eligible for inclusion if they explored the perspectives and experiences of individuals who received standardised dietary and behavioural support for weight loss. Studies were excluded if weight loss was achieved through self-directed methods, only increasing physical activity, or surgical or pharmacological interventions. Fourteen studies were included, totaling 501 participants from six countries. Thematic analysis was used to identify four aggregate themes: internal factors (i.e., motivation and self-efficacy), programme-specific factors (i.e., the intervention diet), social factors (i.e., supporters and saboteurs), and environmental factors (i.e., an obesogenic environment). Our findings demonstrate that internal, social, and environmental factors all influence weight loss success, as well as the acceptability of the weight loss intervention. Future interventions may be more successful if they prioritise participant acceptability and engagement by, for example, providing tailored interventions, a structured relapse management plan, strategies to enhance autonomous motivation and emotional self-regulation, and extended contact during weight loss maintenance.
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