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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2024

Facilitators and barriers to behavior change in overweight and obesity management using the COM-B model.

Vladimira Timkova, Daniela Minarikova, Lubomira Fabryova, Jana Buckova, Peter Minarik, Zuzana Katreniakova, Iveta Nagyova

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Vladimira TimkovaDepartment of Social and Behavioural Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef (PJ) Safarik University in Kosice, Kosice, Slovakia.
Daniela MinarikovaDepartment of Organisation and Management of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Lubomira FabryovaBiomedical Research Centre of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Jana BuckovaDepartment of Social and Behavioural Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef (PJ) Safarik University in Kosice, Kosice, Slovakia.
Peter MinarikBiomedical Research Centre of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Zuzana KatreniakovaDepartment of Social and Behavioural Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef (PJ) Safarik University in Kosice, Kosice, Slovakia.
Iveta NagyovaDepartment of Social and Behavioural Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef (PJ) Safarik University in Kosice, Kosice, Slovakia.
University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik · SKBiomedical Research Center of the Slovak Academy of Sciences · SKComenius University Bratislava · SKVysoká Škola Zdravotníctva a Sociálnej Práce sv. Alžbety · SK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Increasing overweight and obesity rates represent one of the global public health challenges. COM-B is a theoretical model used to identify areas to target to achieve behavior change. It identifies three factors that are needed for any behavior to occur: capability, opportunity, and motivation. We aimed to assess the potential facilitators and barriers to behavior change in weight management using the COM-B. Methods: The study included 139 people with overweight and obesity (mean age 48.81 ± 14.49 years; 64.5% female; body mass index 32.64 ± 6.51 kg/m Results: The associations between sociodemographic and clinical variables and COM-B domains attenuated or were no longer significant when psychological resources were added to the regression models. Self-efficacy was identified as a stronger facilitator of health behavior change ( Discussion: Behavioral interventions for weight management should specifically target different components of COM-B. Self-efficacy and self-esteem may play a significant role in individual capabilities, opportunities, and reflective motivation and should be included in tailored public health interventions. Health programs targeting younger and single people, and people with chronic conditions may help to promote sustainable behavior change.

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behavior changeCOM-Bobesityoverweightweight management

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