Section of Clinical and Health Psychology, Leiden University, Wassenaarseweg 52, PO Box 9555, 2300 RB, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Int J Behav Med. 2010 Sep;17(3):176-81. doi: 10.1007/s12529-009-9071-3.
Drop-out is a major problem in weight loss studies. Although previous attrition research has examined some predictors of drop-out, theoretically grounded research on psychological predictors of drop-out from weight interventions has been lacking.
To examine psychological predictors of drop-out from a weight reduction study in diabetes type 2 patients.
A clinical trial was conducted with 101 overweight/obese (body mass index >27) diabetes type 2 patients. Patients were randomly assigned to a self-regulation intervention, an active control group, and a passive control group. Psychological, somatic, socio-demographic, and lifestyle variables were examined as predictors of drop-out from baseline to 6 months follow-up.
Multiple logistic regression analysis indicated that low autonomous regulation or low 'goal ownership' was the best predictor of drop-out.
It is suggested that the assessment of 'goal ownership' prior to a weight reduction intervention could identify patients who are sufficiently motivated to participate. Patients who score low on 'goal ownership' may be offered pretreatment interventions to increase their motivation.
脱落是减肥研究中的一个主要问题。尽管先前的流失研究已经检验了一些脱落的预测因素,但缺乏基于理论的体重干预脱落的心理预测因素的研究。
检验 2 型糖尿病患者体重减轻研究中脱落的心理预测因素。
对 101 名超重/肥胖(体重指数>27)的 2 型糖尿病患者进行了一项临床试验。患者被随机分配到自我调节干预组、主动对照组和被动对照组。将心理、躯体、社会人口统计学和生活方式变量作为从基线到 6 个月随访的脱落预测因素进行了检验。
多元逻辑回归分析表明,自主调节水平低或“目标拥有”水平低是脱落的最佳预测因素。
建议在进行体重减轻干预之前评估“目标拥有”,以确定具有足够参与动机的患者。“目标拥有”得分低的患者可能会接受治疗前干预以提高他们的动机。