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DeFazio S, Mastrili N, Szoka N, Schneider KL, Cox S, Aylward L. Sexual orientation moderates the relationship between internalized weight bias and binge eating symptoms among adults pursuing bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2024:S1550-7289(24)00126-6. [PMID: 38641526 DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2024.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 03/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/21/2024]
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BACKGROUND Sexual minorities have higher rates of anxiety, depression, and binge eating compared to heterosexual peers. Internalized weight bias (IWB) is also higher for sexual minorities when compared to heterosexual peers. However, research has not examined whether the relationships between IWB and anxiety, depression, and binge eating differ among heterosexual and sexual minority adults pursuing bariatric surgery. OBJECTIVES To examine whether sexual orientation (heterosexual or sexual minority) moderated the relationships between IWB and anxiety, depression, and binge eating among adults pursuing bariatric surgery. SETTING University hospital, United States METHODS: Participants included 811 adults who presented for bariatric surgery, 45 (5.5%) of which identified as a sexual minority. Self-reported data were collected as part of a standard preoperative psychological evaluation for surgical clearance. Three separate moderation models were run to test hypotheses. RESULTS Sexual orientation did not moderate the association of IWB with anxiety or depression. The IWB by sexual orientation interaction was significant for binge eating (F 1856) = 4.84, P = .03, R2 = .27 such that the association between IWB and binge eating was significantly stronger for sexual minority patients (b = .54, 95% confidence interval {CI} [.36, .70]), compared to heterosexual patients (b = .33, 95% CI [.30, .38]). CONCLUSIONS Minority stress from identifying as a sexual minority may increase vulnerability to binge eating from IWB among bariatric candidates. Future research examining the directionality of the relationship between IWB and binge eating among sexual minorities is warranted.
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- Sarah DeFazio
- School of Medicine, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Surgery, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia.
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Schwertfeger JL, Miller SA, Jordan M, Jordan D, Schneider KL. A 3-day 'stroke camp' addressed chronic disease self-management elements and perceived stress of survivors of stroke and their caregivers reduced: Survey results from the 14 US camps. Top Stroke Rehabil 2024; 31:1-10. [PMID: 37004716 DOI: 10.1080/10749357.2023.2196468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 04/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Stroke is a leading cause of disability for persons with stroke (PWS). Difficulty coping with long-term stress for PWS and their caregivers (CG) contributes to their poor health. Variations of chronic-disease self-management programs (CDSMPs) have reduced long-term stress in PWS and CGs. CDSMPs include training for decision-making, problem-solving, resource utilization, peer support, developing a patient-provider relationship, and environmental support. OBJECTIVE This study examined whether a user-designed stroke camp addressed CDSMP domains, used consistent activities, and decreased stress in PWS and CG. METHODS This open cohort survey study followed STROBE guidelines and assessed stress at four timepoints: 1 week before camp, immediately before camp, immediately after camp, and 1 month after camp. Mixed-model analysis examined changes in stress from the two baseline time points to the two post-camp time points. The research team reviewed documents and survey responses to assess activities described in camp documents and CDSMP domains across camps. POPULATION PWS and CG who attended a camp in 2019. The PWS sample (n = 40) included50% males, aged 1-41-years post stroke, 60% with ischemic, one-third with aphasia, and 37.5% with moderate-severe impairment. CG sample (n = 24) was 60.8% female, aged 65.5 years, and had 7.4 years CG experience. RESULTS Stress decreased significantly in PWS (Cohen's d = -0.61) and CGs (Cohen's d = -0.87) from pre- to post-camp. Activities addressing all but one CDSMP domains were evident across camps. CONCLUSIONS Stroke camp is a novel model that addresses CDSMP domains, which may reduce stress in PWS and CG. Larger, controlled studies are warranted.
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- Julie Lynn Schwertfeger
- Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science, North Chicago, IL, USA
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- Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science College of Health Professions, North Chicago, IL, USA
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- Spring Grove Fire Protection District. BattalionChief, Spring Grove, IL, USA
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- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine& Science, College of Health Professions, North Chicago, IL, USA
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Buscemi J, Figueroa R, Bell BM, Dulin A, Shen M, Schneider KL, Pagoto S, Fitzgibbon M. Advocacy efforts of the Society of Behavioral Medicine: a 6-year update. Transl Behav Med 2023; 13:809-816. [PMID: 37432369 DOI: 10.1093/tbm/ibad042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/12/2023] Open
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Six years ago, we published a paper describing the Society of Behavioral Medicine's (SBM) health policy organizational leadership structure and policy initiatives. The purpose of the current paper is to provide an update on changes in the infrastructure and new policy initiatives that have been developed since 2017. We review each of the policy leadership arms of SBM including details of the work of each and goals for the future. The SBM engages in several health policy advocacy efforts through their Advocacy Council and Position Statements Committee. The Advocacy Council launched the Health Policy Ambassador Program in 2020. The Ambassador Program serves to train members to develop longer-term relationships with legislative staff around key policy priority areas. The Position Statements Committee is responsible for overseeing the development and dissemination of health policy position statements. Both groups work together and with partner organizations to increase the impact of our science. Over the last 6 years, developing a stronger infrastructure and implementing metrics for progress such as tracking social media engagement has helped to move SBM's policy agenda forward. The work of the policy-related leadership teams can serve as a model for other organizations who are interested in further developing their policy advocacy efforts.
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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Aylward LL, Schneider KL, Sanchez-Johnsen L. Misreporting Weight and Height Among Mexican and Puerto Rican Men. Am J Mens Health 2021; 15:15579883211001198. [PMID: 33759632 PMCID: PMC7995458 DOI: 10.1177/15579883211001198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Most obesity prevalence data rely on self-report, which typically differs when compared to objectively measured height, weight, and body mass index (BMI). Given that Latino men have high rates of obesity in the United States and demonstrate greater misreporting compared to Caucasian men, examining the factors that contribute to misreporting among Latino men is warranted. This study examined BMI, Latino ethnic background (Mexican or Puerto Rican), and social desirability in relation to misreporting of BMI, as defined as the discrepancy between self-reported and measured height and weight, in Latino men. Participants were 203 adult Mexican and Puerto Rican men, average age 39.41 years, who participated in a larger study. Participants self-reported their weight and height, had their weight and height objectively measured, and completed a measure of social desirability. Measured BMI was the strongest predictor of misreporting BMI, such that the greater the participants' BMI, the greater the discrepancy in BMI (p < .001). Misreporting of BMI did not vary based on ethnic background, and measured BMI did not moderate the relationship between social desirability and misreporting of BMI. When normative error was distinguished from misreporting in post-hoc analyses, results showed that only 34.5% of participants demonstrated misreporting. Findings highlight the importance of identifying normative error when examining misreporting in order to improve the accuracy of self-reported BMI data. Future research on misreporting for Latino men should include weight awareness, acculturation, and length of U.S. residency as these variables may be related to self-reported weight and height.
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- Laura L. Aylward
- Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, USA
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- Departments of Psychiatry, Surgery, and Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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Konsor M, Schneider KL, Appelhans BM. Associations Between Weight Loss Attempts, Food Planning, and the Home Food Environment. J Nutr Educ Behav 2021; 53:36-42. [PMID: 33127283 PMCID: PMC7855442 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2020.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2019] [Revised: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether food planning behaviors mediate the relationship between a reported weight loss attempt and the home food environment (HFE). DESIGN Secondary data analysis of 4 home visits, included collecting an objective home food inventory of the HFE and self-reported food planning behaviors. PARTICIPANTS There were 196 participants (mean age, 44.4 years; 83.7% female). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The percentage of obesogenic foods and fruits and vegetables (FV). ANALYSIS Four regression analyses to test mediation. RESULTS Meal planning and grocery list use did not explain the relationship between a weight loss attempt and obesogenic foods or FV in the home (P > 0.05). Post hoc analyses that examined participants with a body mass index of >25, >28, and >30 found that a weight loss attempt was associated with fewer obesogenic foods. In contrast, mediation analyses with planning behaviors and associations with FV in the home were nonsignificant (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Obesity was more indicative of the HFE than making a weight loss attempt. A weight loss attempt was not associated with food planning behaviors, which may be used for multiple reasons, including organization and time management. Future studies should evaluate individual differences in strategies to create a healthy HFE in the context of a weight loss attempt.
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- Madeline Konsor
- Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL.
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- Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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Bourque MO, Schneider KL, Calamari JE, Reddin C, Stachowiak A, Major MJ, Duncan C, Muthukrishnan R, Rosenblatt NJ. Combining physical therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to improve balance confidence and community participation in people with unilateral transtibial amputation who use lower limb prostheses: a study protocol for a randomized sham-control clinical trial. Trials 2019; 20:812. [PMID: 31888708 PMCID: PMC6937857 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-019-3929-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Accepted: 11/22/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Low balance confidence is a prevalent yet overlooked issue among people who use lower limb prostheses (LLP) that can diminish community integration and quality of life. There is a critical need to develop rehabilitation programs that specifically target balance confidence in people who use LLP. Previous research has shown that multicomponent interventions including cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques and exercise are feasible and effective for improving balance confidence in older adults. Therefore, a cognitive behavioral-physical therapy (CBPT) intervention was developed to target balance confidence and increase community integration in people who use LLP. METHODS/DESIGN This randomized control trial will recruit 60 people who use LLP with low balance confidence. Participants will be randomized to the CBPT intervention condition or control condition. DISCUSSION The trial is designed to test the effects of the CBPT intervention on balance confidence and functional mobility in lower limb prosthesis users by examining self-reported and objective measures of community integration and quality of life. The trial will also examine the relationship between changes in balance confidence and changes in community integration following participation in CBPT intervention. Additionally, through participant feedback, researchers will identify opportunities to improve intervention efficacy. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03411148. Registration date: January 26, 2018.
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- McKenzie O. Bourque
- Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, 3333 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, IL 60064 USA
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- Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, 3333 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, IL 60064 USA
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- Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, 3333 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, IL 60064 USA
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- Captain James A Lovell Federal Health Care Center, 2450 Buckley Rd, North Chicago, IL 60064 USA
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- Captain James A Lovell Federal Health Care Center, 2450 Buckley Rd, North Chicago, IL 60064 USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University, Prosthetics and Orthotics Center, 680 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60611 USA
- Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, 820 S Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60612 USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University, Prosthetics and Orthotics Center, 680 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60611 USA
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- Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicines’ Center for Lower Extremity Ambulatory Research (CLEAR), Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, 3333 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, IL 60064 USA
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Schneider KL, Crews RT, Subramanian V, Moxley E, Hwang S, DiLiberto FE, Aylward L, Bean J, Yalla S. Feasibility of a Low-Intensity, Technology-Based Intervention for Increasing Physical Activity in Adults at Risk for a Diabetic Foot Ulcer: A Mixed-Methods Study. J Diabetes Sci Technol 2019; 13:857-868. [PMID: 30654641 PMCID: PMC6955462 DOI: 10.1177/1932296818822538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Among adults with diabetes, 19-34% will develop a diabetic foot ulcer (DFU), which increases amputation risk and health care costs, and worsens quality of life. Regular physical activity, when increased gradually, may help prevent DFUs. In this mixed-methods study, we examined the feasibility of a low-intensity, technology-based behavioral intervention to increase activity in adults at risk for DFUs. METHOD Participants at risk for a DFU (n = 12; 66% female; mean age = 59.9 years) received four in-person exercise and behavioral counseling sessions over 2-3 weeks, supplemented with use of an activity monitor (to track steps) and text messages (to reinforce behavioral strategies) for an added 8 weeks. Pre- and postintervention assessments of accelerometer measured activity, daily mobility, and glycemic control (A1C) were completed. Treatment acceptability was assessed by questionnaire and via key informant interview. RESULTS The program appears feasible since all but one participant attended all four sessions, all used the activity monitor and all responded to text messages. Treatment acceptability (scale: 1 = very dissatisfied, 5 = extremely satisfied) was high; average item ratings were 4.79 (SD = 0.24). Participants increased their steps by an average of 881.89 steps/day (d = 0.66). A1C decreased on average by 0.33% (d = 0.23). Daily mobility did not change. Interview results suggest that participants perceived benefits from the intervention. Participant recommended improvements included providing more physical activity information, addressing pain, and intervention delivery in a podiatry clinic. CONCLUSION Individuals at risk for a DFU might benefit from a minimally intensive, technology-based intervention to increase their physical activity. Future research comparing the intervention to usual care is warranted.
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- Kristin L. Schneider
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, USA
- Kristin Schneider, PhD, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, 3333 Green Bay Rd, North Chicago, IL 60064, USA.
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- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, USA
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- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, USA
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- Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL, USA
- DePaul University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, USA
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- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, USA
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- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, USA
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- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, USA
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Breland JY, Quintiliani LM, Schneider KL, May CN, Pagoto S. Social Media as a Tool to Increase the Impact of Public Health Research. Am J Public Health 2019; 107:1890-1891. [PMID: 29116846 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2017.304098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- Jessica Y Breland
- Jessica Y. Breland is with the Center for Innovation to Implementation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, CA. Lisa M. Quintiliani is with the Section of General Internal Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA. Kristin L. Schneider is with the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science, North Chicago, IL. At the time of writing, Christine N. May and Sherry Pagoto were with the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester
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- Jessica Y. Breland is with the Center for Innovation to Implementation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, CA. Lisa M. Quintiliani is with the Section of General Internal Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA. Kristin L. Schneider is with the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science, North Chicago, IL. At the time of writing, Christine N. May and Sherry Pagoto were with the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester
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- Jessica Y. Breland is with the Center for Innovation to Implementation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, CA. Lisa M. Quintiliani is with the Section of General Internal Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA. Kristin L. Schneider is with the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science, North Chicago, IL. At the time of writing, Christine N. May and Sherry Pagoto were with the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester
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- Jessica Y. Breland is with the Center for Innovation to Implementation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, CA. Lisa M. Quintiliani is with the Section of General Internal Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA. Kristin L. Schneider is with the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science, North Chicago, IL. At the time of writing, Christine N. May and Sherry Pagoto were with the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester
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- Jessica Y. Breland is with the Center for Innovation to Implementation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, CA. Lisa M. Quintiliani is with the Section of General Internal Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA. Kristin L. Schneider is with the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science, North Chicago, IL. At the time of writing, Christine N. May and Sherry Pagoto were with the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester
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Affiliation(s)
- E Amy Janke
- University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (E.A.J.)
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- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, Illinois (K.L.S.)
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Chen MJ, Bhowmick S, Beseler L, Schneider KL, Kahan SI, Morton JM, Goodman SB, Amanatullah DF. Strategies for Weight Reduction Prior to Total Joint Arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2018; 100:1888-1896. [PMID: 30399084 DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.18.00020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- Michael J Chen
- Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery (M.J.C., S.B., S.B.G., and D.F.A.) and Surgery (J.M.M.), Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California
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- Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery (M.J.C., S.B., S.B.G., and D.F.A.) and Surgery (J.M.M.), Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California
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- Family Nutrition Center of South Florida, Coconut Creek, Florida
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- Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, Illinois
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- National Center for Weight and Wellness, Washington, DC
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- Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery (M.J.C., S.B., S.B.G., and D.F.A.) and Surgery (J.M.M.), Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California
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- Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery (M.J.C., S.B., S.B.G., and D.F.A.) and Surgery (J.M.M.), Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California
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- Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery (M.J.C., S.B., S.B.G., and D.F.A.) and Surgery (J.M.M.), Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California
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Schneider KL, Carter JS, Putnam C, Keeney J, DeCator DD, Kern D, Aylward L. Correlates of Active Videogame Use in Children. Games Health J 2018; 7:100-106. [DOI: 10.1089/g4h.2017.0070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Kristin L. Schneider
- Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science, North Chicago, Illinois
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- College of Computing and Digital Media, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science, North Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science, North Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science, North Chicago, Illinois
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Greenley RN, Naftaly JP, Walker RJ, Kappelman MD, Martin CF, Schneider KL. Sports Participation in Youth With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: The Role of Disease Activity and Subjective Physical Health Symptoms. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2018; 24:247-253. [PMID: 29361104 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izx057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Physical activity is important for youth with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), and sports participation is a common way in which youth are physically active. Yet, studies examining sports participation in youth with IBD and barriers to sports participation are lacking. This study examined the role of disease complications, body mass index (BMI), subjective physical health, and psychosocial functioning in influencing sports participation in a large sample of youth with IBD participating in the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America Partners (CCFA Partners) Kids and Teens Registry. METHODS CCFA Partners Kids and Teens is an internet-based cohort study in which participants and their parents self-report demographics, disease characteristics, anthropometrics, and validated assessments of physical health, psychosocial functioning, and perceived impairment in sports participation. We performed a cross-sectional analysis of 450 cohort participants, age 12-17 years. RESULTS Nearly two-thirds of the sample reported that their IBD resulted in some impairment in sports participation. IBD disease activity was associated with perceived impairment in sports participation. In a forward regression analysis controlling for disease activity, fatigue, pain, and past IBD-related surgery emerged as the most salient correlates of impairment in sports participation. CONCLUSIONS Disease activity and subjective physical health symptoms were the most salient correlates of impairment in sports participation. Whether these barriers interfere with physical activity more generally deserves further study, as does replication of these findings longitudinally. Ultimately, a greater understanding of potential barriers to sports participation may be useful for generating targeted physical activity recommendations for youth with IBD.
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Pratt SI, Jerome GJ, Schneider KL, Craft LL, Buman MP, Stoutenberg M, Daumit GL, Bartels SJ, Goodrich DE. Increasing US health plan coverage for exercise programming in community mental health settings for people with serious mental illness: a position statement from the Society of Behavior Medicine and the American College of Sports Medicine. Transl Behav Med 2017; 6:478-81. [PMID: 27146275 DOI: 10.1007/s13142-016-0407-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Adults with serious mental illness die more than 10 years earlier than the average American. Premature mortality is due to the high prevalence of preventable diseases including cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Poor lifestyle behaviors including lack of exercise and physical inactivity contribute to the epidemic levels of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease observed among adults with serious mental illness. Not surprisingly, people with serious mental illness are among the most costly consumers of health services due to increased visits for poorly managed mental and physical health. Recent studies have demonstrated that exercise interventions based on community mental health settings can significantly improve physical and mental health in people with serious mental illness. However, current funding regulations limit the ability of community mental health settings to offer exercise programming services to people with serious mental illness. Policy efforts are needed to improve the dissemination and sustainability of exercise programs for people with serious mental illness.
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- Sarah I Pratt
- Department of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, 105 Pleasant Street, Main Building, Dartmouth College, Concord, NH, 03301, USA.
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- Department of Kinesiology, Towson University, Towson, MD, USA.,Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- School of Nutrition and Health Promotion, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- American College of Sports Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.,Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, 105 Pleasant Street, Main Building, Dartmouth College, Concord, NH, 03301, USA
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- VA Center for Clinical Management Research, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105, USA
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Waring ME, Schneider KL, Appelhans BM, Simas TAM, Xiao RS, Whited MC, Busch AM, Evans MM, Pagoto SL. Interest in a Twitter-delivered weight loss program among women of childbearing age. Transl Behav Med 2017; 6:277-84. [PMID: 27356998 DOI: 10.1007/s13142-015-0382-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Weight management through the childbearing years is important, yet few women have access to efficacious weight loss programs. Online social network-delivered programs may increase reach and thus impact. The aim of this study was to gauge interest in a Twitter-based weight loss intervention among women of childbearing age and the feasibility of recruitment via Twitter. We recruited English-speaking women aged 18-45 years (N = 63) from Twitter to complete an anonymous online survey including open-ended questions about program advantages and concerns. Forty percent of participants were obese and 83 % were trying to lose weight. Eighty-one percent were interested in a Twitter-delivered weight loss program. Interest was high in all subgroups (62-100 %). Participants (59 %) cited program advantages, including convenience, support/accountability, and privacy. Concerns (59 %) included questions about privacy, support/accountability, engagement, efficacy, and technology barriers. Research is needed to develop and evaluate social media-delivered interventions, and to develop methods for recruiting participants directly from Twitter.
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- Molly E Waring
- Division of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Vulnerable Populations, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 368 Plantation Street, AS8-1077, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA. .,Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science, North Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Vulnerable Populations, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 368 Plantation Street, AS8-1077, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA
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- Department of Psychology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.,Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
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- Division of Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Division of Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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Keeney J, Kaplan J, Schneider KL. High School Preparticipation Evaluation Screenings. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2017. [DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000517154.99316.fb] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Crews RT, Schneider KL, Yalla SV, Reeves ND, Vileikyte L. Physiological and psychological challenges of increasing physical activity and exercise in patients at risk of diabetic foot ulcers: a critical review. Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2016; 32:791-804. [PMID: 27155091 PMCID: PMC5466070 DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.2817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2015] [Revised: 03/24/2016] [Accepted: 04/21/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Obesity and a sedentary lifestyle are common challenges among individuals at risk of diabetic foot ulcers. While substantial research exists on physical activity interventions in adults with diabetes, those at greatest risk for foot ulceration were often excluded or not well represented. Both at-risk patients and their clinicians may be hesitant to increase physical activity because of their perception of diabetic foot ulcer risks. Physical activity is not contraindicated for those at risk of diabetic foot ulcer, yet patients at risk present with unique barriers to initiating increases in physical activity. This review focuses upon the physiological and psychological challenges of increasing physical activity and exercise in patients at risk of diabetic foot ulcers. Offloading, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, depression, pain, self-efficacy and social support, diabetic foot ulcer risk-specific beliefs and emotions, and research to date on exercise interventions in this population are all discussed. Additionally, recommendations for implementing and researching physical activity interventions for individuals at risk for diabetic foot ulcer are provided. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Ryan T Crews
- Center for Lower Extremity Ambulatory Research (CLEAR) at Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, College of Health Professions, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, USA
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- Center for Lower Extremity Ambulatory Research (CLEAR) at Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, USA
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- School of Healthcare Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
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Pbert L, Druker S, Barton B, Schneider KL, Olendzki B, Gapinski MA, Kurtz S, Osganian S. A School-Based Program for Overweight and Obese Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Sch Health 2016; 86:699-708. [PMID: 27619760 PMCID: PMC5033122 DOI: 10.1111/josh.12428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2015] [Revised: 01/25/2016] [Accepted: 04/02/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Given the dramatic increase in adolescent overweight and obesity, models are needed for implementing weight management treatment through readily accessible venues. We evaluated the acceptability and efficacy of a school-based intervention consisting of school nurse-delivered counseling and an afterschool exercise program in improving diet, activity, and body mass index (BMI) among overweight and obese adolescents. METHODS A pair-matched cluster-randomized controlled school-based trial was conducted in which 8 public high schools were randomized to either a 12-session school nurse-delivered cognitive-behavioral counseling intervention plus school-based after school exercise program, or 12-session nurse contact with weight management information (control). Overweight or obese adolescents (N = 126) completed anthropometric and behavioral assessments at baseline and 8-month follow-up. Main outcome measures included diet, activity, and BMI. Mixed effects regression models were conducted to examine differences at follow-up. RESULTS At follow-up, students in intervention compared with control schools were not different in BMI, percent body fat, and waist circumference. Students reported eating breakfast (adjusted mean difference 0.81 days; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.11-1.52) on more days/week; there were no differences in other behaviors targeted by the intervention. CONCLUSIONS While a school-based intervention including counseling and access to an after-school exercise program is theoretically promising with public health potential, it was not effective in reducing BMI or key obesogenic behaviors. Our findings are important in highlighting that interventions targeted at the individual level are not likely to be sufficient in addressing the adolescent obesity epidemic without changes in social norms and the environment.
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- Lori Pbert
- Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 06155.
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- Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 06155.
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 06155.
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- Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL 60064-3095.
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- Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 06155.
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- Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA 02108-4619.
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 06155.
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- Department of Medicine, Division of General Pediatrics Research, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115.
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Evans M, Faghri PD, Pagoto SL, Schneider KL, Waring ME, Whited MC, Appelhans BM, Busch A, Coleman AS. The weight loss blogosphere: an online survey of weight loss bloggers. Transl Behav Med 2016; 6:403-9. [PMID: 27528529 PMCID: PMC4987604 DOI: 10.1007/s13142-015-0350-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Blogging is a form of online journaling that has been increasingly used to document an attempt in weight loss. Despite the prevalence of weight loss bloggers, few studies have examined this population. We examined characteristics of weight loss bloggers and their blogs, including blogging habits, reasons for blogging, like and dislikes of blogging, and associations between blogging activity and weight loss. Participants (N = 194, 92.3 % female, mean age = 35) were recruited from Twitter and Facebook to complete an online survey. Participants reported an average weight loss of 42.3 pounds since starting to blog about their weight loss attempt. Blogging duration significantly predicted greater weight loss during blogging (β = -3.65, t(185) = -2.97, p = .003). Findings suggest that bloggers are generally successful with their weight loss attempt. Future research should explore what determines weight loss success/failure in bloggers and whether individuals desiring to lose weight would benefit from blogging.
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- Martinus Evans
- Department of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.
- Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Ave North, Worcester, MA, 01655, USA.
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- Department of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Ave North, Worcester, MA, 01655, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University, North Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences and Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior and The Miriam Hospital, Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Center for Public Health and Health Policy, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
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Whited MC, Olendzki E, Ma Y, Waring ME, Schneider KL, Appelhans BM, Busch AM, Chesebro J, Pagoto SL. Obstructive sleep apnea and weight loss treatment outcome among adults with metabolic syndrome. Health Psychol 2016; 35:1316-1319. [PMID: 27294597 DOI: 10.1037/hea0000379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine whether adults with obesity and metabolic syndrome who screen as high risk for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) lose less weight as part of a weight loss intervention than those who screen as low risk. METHOD We conducted a secondary analysis of a randomized trial comparing 2 weight loss interventions consisting of dietary counseling for adults with obesity and metabolic syndrome. Participants were screened for sleep apnea using a validated screening questionnaire. Percent weight loss was calculated from weight measured at baseline and intervention end (12 months). Weight loss of 5% or greater was considered clinically significant. Multivariate linear and logistic regression models estimated the association between OSA screening status (high vs. low risk) and percent weight loss and clinically significant weight loss, adjusting for relevant covariates including body mass index and sleep duration. RESULTS Nearly half of participants (45.8%) screened as high risk for OSA. Participants who screened as high risk for OSA lost less weight (1.2% ± 4.2% vs. 4.2% ± 5.3%) and were less likely to lose 5% or greater (24.4% vs. 75.6%) than participants without OSA. CONCLUSION Among adults with obesity and metabolic syndrome, those at high risk for OSA lost less weight in response to a dietary counseling intervention than adults with low risk of OSA. Routine OSA screening should be considered as part of weight loss treatment programs. Additional research is needed to determine how to tailor weight loss treatment for those with high risk for OSA. (PsycINFO Database Record
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School
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- Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
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- Miriam Hospital, Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine
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- Department of Medicine/Cardiovascular Disease, University of Massachusetts Medical School
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School
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Keeney J, Schneider KL, Carter JS. The Influence of Parent Involvement on Child Physical Activity. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2016. [DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000487104.49689.20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Nguyen E, Bugno L, Kandah C, Plevinsky J, Poulopoulos N, Wojtowicz A, Schneider KL, Greenley RN. Is There a Good App for That? Evaluating m-Health Apps for Strategies That Promote Pediatric Medication Adherence. Telemed J E Health 2016; 22:929-937. [PMID: 27070837 DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2015.0211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Mobile health medication reminder apps may be a useful supplement to traditional adherence-promotion interventions for pediatric chronic illness populations because they can give real-time reminders and provide education and promote behavior modification (components known to enhance adherence in traditional interventions) in an engaging and developmentally acceptable way. Moreover, apps have the potential to be used by youth and parents, an important consideration given that shared involvement in condition management is associated with better adherence. INTRODUCTION This study evaluated the content and usability of existing medication reminder apps operating on the Apple platform. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two researchers coded 101 apps on 15 desirable reminder, educational, and behavioral modification features. Usability testing was conducted with the subset of apps (n = 8) that had the greatest number of content features using a validated measure. RESULTS Apps contained an average of 4.21 of 15 content features, with medication reminder features being more common than either educational or behavioral modification features. Apps most commonly included a medication name storage feature (95%), a time-based reminder feature (87%), and a medication dosage storage feature (68%). Of the eight apps that had the highest number of content features, Mango Health, myRX Planner, and MediSafe evidenced the highest usability ratings. No apps identified were specifically designed for pediatric use. DISCUSSION Most apps lacked content known to be useful in traditional pediatric adherence-promotion interventions. Greater attention to educational and behavioral modification features may enhance the usefulness of medication reminder apps for pediatric groups. CONCLUSION Collaborations between behavioral medicine providers and app developers may improve the quality of medication reminder apps for use in pediatric populations.
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- Eve Nguyen
- Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science , North Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science , North Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science , North Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science , North Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science , North Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science , North Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science , North Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science , North Chicago, Illinois
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Schneider KL, Coons MJ, McFadden HG, Pellegrini CA, DeMott A, Siddique J, Hedeker D, Aylward L, Spring B. Mechanisms of Change in Diet and Activity in the Make Better Choices 1 Trial. Health Psychol 2016; 35:2016-17145-001. [PMID: 27054299 PMCID: PMC5055406 DOI: 10.1037/hea0000333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The Make Better Choices 1 trial demonstrated that participants with unhealthy diet and activity behaviors who were randomized to increase fruits/vegetables and decrease sedentary leisure achieved greater diet and activity improvement than those randomized to change other pairs of eating and activity behaviors. Participants randomized to decrease saturated fat and increase physical activity achieved the least diet-activity improvement. This study examined which psychological mechanisms mediated the effects of the study treatments on healthy behavior change. METHODS Participants (n = 204) were randomized to 1 of 4 treatments: increase fruits/vegetables and physical activity; decrease saturated fat and sedentary leisure; decrease saturated fat and increase physical activity; increase fruits/vegetables and decrease sedentary leisure. Treatments provided 3 weeks of remote coaching supported by mobile decision support technology and financial incentives. Mediational analyses were performed to examine whether changes in positive and negative affect, and self-efficacy, stages of readiness to change, liking, craving and attentional bias for fruit/vegetable intake, saturated fat intake, physical activity, and sedentary leisure explained the impact of the treatments on diet-activity improvement. RESULTS Greater diet-activity improvement in those randomized to increase fruits/vegetables and decrease sedentary leisure was mediated by increased self-efficacy (indirect effect estimate = 0.04; 95% bias corrected CI, 0.003-0.11). All treatments improved craving, stage of change and positive affect. CONCLUSION Accomplishing healthy lifestyle changes for 3 weeks improves positive affect, increases cravings for healthy foods and activities, and enhances readiness to make healthy behavior changes. Maximal diet and activity improvement occurs when interventions enhance self-efficacy to make multiple healthy behavior changes. (PsycINFO Database Record
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- Kristin L. Schneider
- University of Massachusetts Medical School, Department of Preventive & Behavioral Medicine
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
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- Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Illinois at Chicago
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
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Schneider KL, Panza E, Handschin B, Ma Y, Busch AM, Waring ME, Appelhans BM, Whited MC, Keeney J, Kern D, Blendea M, Ockene I, Pagoto SL. Feasibility of Pairing Behavioral Activation With Exercise for Women With Type 2 Diabetes and Depression: The Get It Study Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Behav Ther 2016; 47:198-212. [PMID: 26956652 PMCID: PMC4863641 DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2015.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2015] [Revised: 10/16/2015] [Accepted: 10/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Major depressive disorder is often comorbid with diabetes and associated with worse glycemic control. Exercise improves glycemic control and depression, and thus could be a parsimonious intervention for patients with comorbid diabetes and major depression. Because patients with diabetes and comorbid depression are often sedentary and lack motivation to exercise, we developed a group exercise intervention that integrates strategies from behavioral activation therapy for depression to increase motivation for and enjoyment of exercise. We conducted a 6-month pilot randomized controlled trial to test the feasibility of the behavioral activation exercise intervention (EX) for women with diabetes and depression. Of the 715 individuals who contacted us about the study, 29 participants were randomized to the EX condition or an enhanced usual care condition (EUC), which represents 4.1% of participants who initially contacted us. Inclusion criteria made recruitment challenging and limits the feasibility of recruiting women with diabetes and depression for a larger trial of the intervention. Retention was 96.5% and 86.2% at 3 and 6months. Participants reported high treatment acceptability; use of behavioral activation strategies and exercise class attendance was acceptable. No condition differences were observed for glycemic control, depressive symptoms, and physical activity, though depressive symptoms and self-reported physical activity improved over time. Compared to participants in the EUC condition, participants in the EX condition reported greater exercise enjoyment and no increase in avoidance behavior over time. Using behavioral activation strategies to increase exercise is feasible in a group exercise setting. However, whether these strategies can be delivered in a less intensive manner to a broader population of sedentary adults, for greater initiation and maintenance of physical activity, deserves further study.
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- The Miriam Hospital and Alpert Medical School of Brown University
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- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
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- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
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- University of Massachusetts Medical School
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Pagoto SL, Waring ME, Schneider KL, Oleski JL, Olendzki E, Hayes RB, Appelhans BM, Whited MC, Busch AM, Lemon SC. Twitter-Delivered Behavioral Weight-Loss Interventions: A Pilot Series. JMIR Res Protoc 2015; 4:e123. [PMID: 26500186 PMCID: PMC4704936 DOI: 10.2196/resprot.4864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2015] [Revised: 08/13/2015] [Accepted: 09/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Lifestyle interventions are efficacious at reducing risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease but have not had a significant public health impact given high cost and patient and provider burden. OBJECTIVE Online social networks may reduce the burden of lifestyle interventions to the extent that they displace in-person visits and may enhance opportunities for social support for weight loss. METHODS We conducted an iterative series of pilot studies to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of using online social networks to deliver a lifestyle intervention. RESULTS In Study 1 (n=10), obese participants with depression received lifestyle counseling via 12 weekly group visits and a private group formed using the online social network, Twitter. Mean weight loss was 2.3 pounds (SD 7.7; range -19.2 to 8.2) or 1.2% (SD 3.6) of baseline weight. A total of 67% (6/9) of participants completing exit interviews found the support of the Twitter group at least somewhat useful. In Study 2 (n=11), participants were not depressed and were required to be regular users of social media. Participants lost, on average, 5.6 pounds (SD 6.3; range -15 to 0) or 3.0% (SD 3.4) of baseline weight, and 100% (9/9) completing exit interviews found the support of the Twitter group at least somewhat useful. To explore the feasibility of eliminating in-person visits, in Study 3 (n=12), we delivered a 12-week lifestyle intervention almost entirely via Twitter by limiting the number of group visits to one, while using the same inclusion criteria as that used in Study 2. Participants lost, on average, 5.4 pounds (SD 6.4; range -14.2 to 3.9) or 3.0% (SD 3.1) of baseline weight, and 90% (9/10) completing exit interviews found the support of the Twitter group at least somewhat useful. Findings revealed that a private Twitter weight-loss group was both feasible and acceptable for many patients, particularly among regular users of social media. CONCLUSIONS Future research should evaluate the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of online social network-delivered lifestyle interventions relative to traditional modalities.
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- Sherry L Pagoto
- Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States.
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Schneider KL, Murphy D, Ferrara C, Oleski J, Panza E, Savage C, Gada K, Bozzella B, Olendzki E, Kern D, Lemon SC. An online social network to increase walking in dog owners: a randomized trial. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2015; 47:631-9. [PMID: 25003777 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000000441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSE Encouraging dog walking may increase physical activity in dog owners. This cluster-randomized controlled trial investigated whether a social networking Web site (Meetup™) could be used to deliver a multicomponent dog walking intervention to increase physical activity. METHODS Sedentary dog owners (n = 102) participated. Eight neighborhoods were randomly assigned to the Meetup™ condition (Meetup™) or a condition where participants received monthly e-mails with content from the American Heart Association regarding increasing physical activity. The Meetup™ intervention was delivered over 6 months and consisted of newsletters, dog walks, community events, and an activity monitor. The primary outcome was steps; secondary outcomes included social support for walking, sense of community, perceived dog walking outcomes, barriers to dog walking, and feasibility of the intervention. RESULTS Mixed-model analyses examined change from baseline to postintervention (6 months) and whether change in outcomes differed by condition. Daily steps increased over time (P = 0.04, d = 0.28), with no differences by condition. The time-condition interaction was significant for the perceived outcomes of dog walking (P = 0.04, d = 0.40), such that the Meetup™ condition reported an increase in the perceived positive outcomes of dog walking, whereas the American Heart Association condition did not. Social support, sense of community, and dog walking barriers did not significantly change. Meetup™ logins averaged 58.38 per week (SD, 11.62). Within 2 months of the intervention ending, organization of the Meetup™ groups transitioned from the study staff to Meetup™ members. CONCLUSIONS Results suggest that a Meetup™ group is feasible for increasing physical activity in dog owners. Further research is needed to understand how to increase participation in the Meetup™ group and facilitate greater connection among dog owners.
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- Kristin L Schneider
- 1Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL; 2Department of Physical Therapy, University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Lowell, MA; 3Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester MA; 4Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and 5Common Pathways, Worcester, MA
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Keeney J, Schneider KL. Examining Physical Activity Motivations and Physical Activity in Women with Diabetes and Depression. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2015. [DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000476401.59711.49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ma Y, Olendzki BC, Wang J, Persuitte GM, Li W, Fang H, Merriam PA, Wedick NM, Ockene IS, Culver AL, Schneider KL, Olendzki GF, Carmody J, Ge T, Zhang Z, Pagoto SL. Single-component versus multicomponent dietary goals for the metabolic syndrome: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med 2015; 162:248-57. [PMID: 25686165 PMCID: PMC4456033 DOI: 10.7326/m14-0611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Few studies have compared diets to determine whether a program focused on 1 dietary change results in collateral effects on other untargeted healthy diet components. OBJECTIVE To evaluate a diet focused on increased fiber consumption versus the multicomponent American Heart Association (AHA) dietary guidelines. DESIGN Randomized, controlled trial from June 2009 to January 2014. (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00911885). SETTING Worcester, Massachusetts. PARTICIPANTS 240 adults with the metabolic syndrome. INTERVENTION Participants engaged in individual and group sessions. MEASUREMENTS Primary outcome was weight change at 12 months. RESULTS At 12 months, mean change in weight was -2.1 kg (95% CI, -2.9 to -1.3 kg) in the high-fiber diet group versus -2.7 kg (CI, -3.5 to -2.0 kg) in the AHA diet group. The mean between-group difference was 0.6 kg (CI, -0.5 to 1.7 kg). During the trial, 12 (9.9%) and 15 (12.6%) participants dropped out of the high-fiber and AHA diet groups, respectively (P = 0.55). Eight participants developed diabetes (hemoglobin A1c level ≥6.5%) during the trial: 7 in the high-fiber diet group and 1 in the AHA diet group (P = 0.066). LIMITATIONS Generalizability is unknown. Maintenance of weight loss after cessation of group sessions at 12 months was not assessed. Definitive conclusions cannot be made about dietary equivalence because the study was powered for superiority. CONCLUSION The more complex AHA diet may result in up to 1.7 kg more weight loss; however, a simplified approach to weight reduction emphasizing only increased fiber intake may be a reasonable alternative for persons with difficulty adhering to more complicated diet regimens. PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
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- Yunsheng Ma
- From University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts; Medical School of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China; Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, Illinois; and University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts
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- From University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts; Medical School of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China; Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, Illinois; and University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts
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- From University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts; Medical School of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China; Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, Illinois; and University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts
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- From University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts; Medical School of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China; Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, Illinois; and University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts
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- From University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts; Medical School of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China; Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, Illinois; and University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts
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- From University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts; Medical School of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China; Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, Illinois; and University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts
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- From University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts; Medical School of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China; Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, Illinois; and University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts
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- From University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts; Medical School of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China; Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, Illinois; and University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts
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- From University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts; Medical School of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China; Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, Illinois; and University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts
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- From University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts; Medical School of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China; Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, Illinois; and University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts
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- From University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts; Medical School of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China; Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, Illinois; and University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts
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- From University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts; Medical School of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China; Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, Illinois; and University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts
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- From University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts; Medical School of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China; Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, Illinois; and University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts
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- From University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts; Medical School of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China; Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, Illinois; and University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts
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- From University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts; Medical School of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China; Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, Illinois; and University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts
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- From University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts; Medical School of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China; Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, Illinois; and University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts
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Moller AC, Majewski S, Standish M, Agarwal P, Podowski A, Carson R, Eyesus B, Shah A, Schneider KL. Active fantasy sports: rationale and feasibility of leveraging online fantasy sports to promote physical activity. JMIR Serious Games 2014; 2:e13. [PMID: 25654304 PMCID: PMC4307829 DOI: 10.2196/games.3691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2014] [Revised: 10/17/2014] [Accepted: 10/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The popularity of active video games (AVGs) has skyrocketed over the last decade. However, research suggests that the most popular AVGs, which rely on synchronous integration between players' activity and game features, fail to promote physical activity outside of the game or for extended periods of engagement. This limitation has led researchers to consider AVGs that involve asynchronous integration of players' ongoing physical activity with game features. Rather than build an AVG de novo, we selected an established sedentary video game uniquely well suited for the incorporation of asynchronous activity: online fantasy sports. OBJECTIVE The primary aim of this study was to explore the feasibility of a new asynchronous AVG-active fantasy sports-designed to promote physical activity. METHODS We conducted two pilot studies of an active fantasy sports game designed to promote physical activity. Participants wore a low cost triaxial accelerometer and participated in an online fantasy baseball (Study 1, n=9, 13-weeks) or fantasy basketball (Study 2, n=10, 17-weeks) league. Privileges within the game were made contingent on meeting weekly physical activity goals (eg, averaging 10,000 steps/day). RESULTS Across the two studies, the feasibility of integrating physical activity contingent features and privileges into online fantasy sports games was supported. Participants found the active fantasy sports game enjoyable, as or more enjoyable than traditional (sedentary) online fantasy sports (Study 1: t8=4.43, P<.01; Study 2: t9=2.09, P=.07). Participants in Study 1 increased their average steps/day, t8=2.63, P<.05, while participants in Study 2 maintained (ie, did not change) their activity, t9=1.57, P=.15). In postassessment interviews, social support within the game was cited as a key motivating factor for increasing physical activity. CONCLUSIONS Preliminary evidence supports potential for the active fantasy sports system as a sustainable and scalable intervention for promoting adult physical activity.
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- Arlen C Moller
- Department of Psychology, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, United States.
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Appelhans BM, Fitzpatrick SL, Li H, Cail V, Waring ME, Schneider KL, Whited MC, Busch AM, Pagoto SL. The home environment and childhood obesity in low-income households: indirect effects via sleep duration and screen time. BMC Public Health 2014; 14:1160. [PMID: 25381553 PMCID: PMC4233039 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-1160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2014] [Accepted: 10/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background Childhood obesity disproportionally affects children from low-income households. With the aim of informing interventions, this study examined pathways through which the physical and social home environment may promote childhood overweight/obesity in low-income households. Methods Data on health behaviors and the home environment were collected at home visits in low-income, urban households with either only normal weight (n = 48) or predominantly overweight/obese (n = 55) children aged 6–13 years. Research staff conducted comprehensive, in-person audits of the foods, media, and sports equipment in each household. Anthropometric measurements were collected, and children’s physical activity was assessed through accelerometry. Caregivers and children jointly reported on child sleep duration, screen time, and dietary intake of foods previously implicated in childhood obesity risk. Path analysis was used to test direct and indirect associations between the home environment and child weight status via the health behaviors assessed. Results Sleep duration was the only health behavior associated with child weight status (OR = 0.45, 95% CI: 0.27, 0.77), with normal weight children sleeping 33.3 minutes/day longer on average than overweight/obese children. The best-fitting path model explained 26% of variance in child weight status, and included paths linking chaos in the home environment, lower caregiver screen time monitoring, inconsistent implementation of bedtime routines, and the presence of a television in children’s bedrooms to childhood overweight/obesity through effects on screen time and sleep duration. Conclusions This study adds to the existing literature by identifying aspects of the home environment that influence childhood weight status via indirect effects on screen time and sleep duration in children from low-income households. Pediatric weight management interventions for low-income households may be improved by targeting aspects of the physical and social home environment associated with sleep.
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- Bradley M Appelhans
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, 1700 W, Van Buren St,, Suite 470, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
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Lemon SC, Goins KV, Schneider KL, Brownson RC, Valko CA, Evenson KR, Eyler AA, Heinrich KM, Litt J, Lyn R, Reed HL, Tompkins NO, Maddock J. Municipal Officials' Participation in Built Environment Policy Development in the United States. Am J Health Promot 2014; 30:42-9. [PMID: 25372234 DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.131021-quan-536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PURPOSE This study examined municipal officials' participation in built environment policy initiatives focused on land use design, transportation, and parks and recreation. DESIGN Web-based cross-sectional survey. SETTING Eighty-three municipalities with 50,000 or more residents in eight states. SUBJECTS Four hundred fifty-three elected and appointed municipal officials. MEASURES Outcomes included self-reported participation in land use design, transportation, and parks and recreation policy to increase physical activity. Independent variables included respondent position; perceptions of importance, barriers, and beliefs regarding physical activity and community design and layout; and physical activity partnership participation. ANALYSIS Multivariable logistic regression models. RESULTS Compared to other positions, public health officials had lower participation in land use design (78.3% vs. 29.0%), transportation (78.1% vs. 42.1%), and parks and recreation (67.1% vs. 26.3%) policy. Perceived limited staff was negatively associated with participation in each policy initiative. Perceptions of the extent to which physical activity was considered in community design and physical activity partnership participation were positively associated with participation in each. Perceived lack of collaboration was associated with less land use design and transportation policy participation, and awareness that community design affects physical activity was associated with more participation. Perceived lack of political will was associated with less parks and recreation policy participation. CONCLUSION Public health officials are underrepresented in built environment policy initiatives. Improving collaborations may improve municipal officials' policy participation.
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Schneider KL, Andrews C, Hovey KM, Seguin RA, Manini T, Lamonte MJ, Margolis KL, Waring ME, Ning Y, Sims S, Ma Y, Ockene J, Stefanick ML, Pagoto SL. Change in physical activity after a diabetes diagnosis: opportunity for intervention. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2014; 46:84-91. [PMID: 23860414 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0b013e3182a33010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Moderate-intensity physical activity is recommended for individuals with diabetes to control glucose and prevent diabetes-related complications. The extent to which a diabetes diagnosis motivates patients to increase physical activity is unclear. This study used data from the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study (baseline data collected from 1993 to 1998) to examine change in physical activity and sedentary behavior in women who reported a diabetes diagnosis compared with women who did not report diabetes during 7 yr of follow-up (up to 2005). METHODS Participants (n = 84,300) were postmenopausal women who did not report diabetes at baseline (mean ± SD; age = 63.49 ± 7.34 yr; body mass index = 26.98 ± 5.67 kg·m). Linear mixed-model analyses were conducted adjusting for study year, age, race/ethnicity, body mass index, education, family history of diabetes, physical functioning, pain, energy/fatigue, social functioning, depression, number of chronic diseases, and vigorous exercise at age 18 yr. Analyses were completed in August 2012. RESULTS Participants who reported a diabetes diagnosis during follow-up were more likely to report increasing their total physical activity (P = 0.002), walking (P < 0.001), and number of physical activity episodes (P < 0.001) compared with participants who did not report a diabetes diagnosis. On average, participants reporting a diabetes diagnosis reported increasing their total physical activity by 0.49 MET·h·wk, their walking by 0.033 MET·h·wk, and their number of physical activity episodes by 0.19 MET·h·wk. No differences in reported sedentary behavior change were observed (P = 0.48). CONCLUSIONS A diabetes diagnosis may prompt patients to increase physical activity. Healthcare professionals should consider how best to capitalize on this opportunity to encourage increased physical activity and maintenance.
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- Kristin L Schneider
- 1Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL; 2Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; 3Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY; 4Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; 5Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; 6HealthPartners Institute for Education and Research, Minneapolis, MN; 7Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA; 8Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA; 9Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; and 10Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
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OBJECTIVE To identify subgroups of adults with respect to weight loss motivations and assess factors associated with subgroup membership. METHOD A cross-sectional survey among 414 overweight/ obese employees in 12 Massachusetts high schools was conducted. Latent class analysis (LCA) defined distinct weight loss motivation classes. Multinomial logistic regression assessed participant characteristics with class membership. RESULTS Three classes emerged: improving health; improving health and looking/feeling better; and improving health, looking/feeling, better and improving personal/social life. Compared to class 1, class 2 was more likely to be female and younger and class 3 was more likely to be female, younger, have children at home, and perceive themselves as very over-weight. CONCLUSIONS Findings can inform targeted weight loss interventions.
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- Stephenie C Lemon
- University of Massachusetts Medical School, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Worcester, MA, USA.
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- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, USA
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- University of Massachusetts Medical School, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Worcester, MA, USA
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- The Winstar Institute, Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- University of Massachusetts Medical School, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Worcester, MA, USA
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- University of Massachusetts Medical School, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Worcester, MA, USA
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- University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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Pagoto SL, Schneider KL, Jojic M, DeBiasse MA, Mann DM. Weight loss using evidence-based strategies in mobile apps. Authors' response. Am J Prev Med 2014; 47:e2. [PMID: 24952888 DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2014.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2014] [Revised: 03/21/2014] [Accepted: 03/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Sherry L Pagoto
- Associate Professor of Medicine University of Massachusetts Medical School Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Worcester MA
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- University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester MA
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Pagoto S, Schneider KL, Evans M, Waring ME, Appelhans B, Busch AM, Whited MC, Thind H, Ziedonis M. Tweeting it off: characteristics of adults who tweet about a weight loss attempt. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2014; 21:1032-7. [PMID: 24928175 DOI: 10.1136/amiajnl-2014-002652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to describe adults who use Twitter during a weight loss attempt and to compare the positive and negative social influences they experience from their offline friends, online friends, and family members. MATERIALS AND METHODS Participants (N=100, 80% female, mean age=37.65, SD=8.42) were recruited from Twitter. They completed a brief survey about their experiences discussing their weight loss attempt with their online and offline friends and provided responses to open-ended questions on the benefits and drawbacks of discussing weight on Twitter, Facebook, and weight-specific social networks. RESULTS Participants rated their connections on Twitter and weight loss-specific social networks to be significantly greater sources of positive social influence for their weight loss (F(3)=3.47; p<0.001) and significantly lesser sources of negative social influence (F(3)=40.39 and F(3)=33.68 (both p<0.001)) than their offline friends, family, and Facebook friends. Greater positive social influence from Twitter and Facebook friends was associated with greater weight loss in participants' most recent weight loss attempt (r=0.30, r=0.32; p<0.01). The most commonly reported benefits of tweeting about weight loss include social support, information, and accountability. The most common drawbacks reported are that interactions were too brief and lacked personal connection. DISCUSSION People who discuss their weight loss on Twitter report more social support and less negativity from their Twitter friends than their Facebook friends and in-person relationships. CONCLUSIONS Online social networks should be explored as a tool for connecting patients who lack weight loss social support from their in-person relationships.
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- Sherry Pagoto
- Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University, North Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Alpert Medical School of Brown University and The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Psychology, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
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- Alpert Medical School of Brown University and The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Qiao Y, Tinker L, Olendzki BC, Hébert JR, Balasubramanian R, Rosal MC, Hingle M, Song Y, Schneider KL, Liu S, Sims S, Ockene JK, Sepavich DM, Shikany JM, Persuitte G, Ma Y. Racial/ethnic disparities in association between dietary quality and incident diabetes in postmenopausal women in the United States: the Women's Health Initiative 1993-2005. Ethn Health 2014; 19:328-47. [PMID: 23697968 PMCID: PMC3883944 DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2013.797322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the association of dietary quality and risk of incident diabetes overall and by race/ethnicity among postmenopausal women enrolled in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI). RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES The WHI recruited 161,808 postmenopausal women between 1993 and 1998, and followed them until 2005. Incident diabetes was determined annually over an average of 7.6 years from enrollment. At baseline, all participants completed a Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ). Dietary quality was assessed by the Alternate Healthy Eating Index (AHEI), calculated from the baseline FFQ responses. RESULTS There were 10,307 incident cases of self-reported treated diabetes over 1,172,761 person-years of follow-up. Most participants did not meet the AHEI dietary goals; that is, only 0.1% of women met or exceeded the recommended consumption of vegetables, and few (17.3%) met or exceeded the recommended level for total fiber. After adjusting for potential confounders, women in the highest quintile of the AHEI score were 24% less likely to develop diabetes relative to women in the lowest quintile of AHEI [hazard ratio (HR)=0.76 (95% CI: 0.70-0.82)]. This association was observed in Whites [HR=0.74 (95% CI: 0.68-0.82)] and Hispanics [HR=0.68 (95% CI: 0.46-0.99)], but not in Blacks [HR=0.85 (95% CI: 0.69-1.05)] or Asians [HR=0.88 (95% CI: 0.57-1.38)]. CONCLUSION These findings support a protective role of healthful eating choices in reducing the risk of developing diabetes, after adjusting for other lifestyle factors, in White and Hispanic postmenopausal women. Future studies are needed to investigate the relationship between dietary quality and risk of diabetes among Blacks and Asians in relationship to other lifestyle factors.
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- Yongxia Qiao
- School of public health, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200025, China; Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655
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- Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109
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- Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208
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- Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003
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- Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
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- Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02215
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- Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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- Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655
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- Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655
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- Division of Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294
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- Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655
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- Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655
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Animal research suggests that vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is associated with weight loss and decreased appetite. Results from human studies are mixed; some suggest that VNS affects weight whereas others do not, and it is unclear how VNS affects eating behaviors. Baseline body mass index (BMI) and VNS device settings may moderate the effects of VNS on caloric intake. This study investigates the association among BMI, VNS device settings, and caloric intake of highly palatable foods during VNS on versus VNS off sessions in 16 adult patients (62.5% female; BMI mean = 29.11 ± 6.65) using VNS therapy for either epilepsy or depression. Participants attended 2 experimental sessions (VNS on versus off) where they were presented with 4 preferred snack foods totaling 1600 calories. At the start of the session, they either had their VNS devices turned off or left on. Caloric intake was calculated by weighing foods before and after each session. BMI category (overweight/obese and lean) was the between group factor in the analysis. After controlling for covariates, an interaction of condition and BMI category (P = .03) was found. There was an interaction of condition and device output current (P = .05) and a trend toward an interaction of condition and device on time (P = .07). Excess weight may impact how neurobiological signals from the vagus nerve affect appetite and eating. Future research is needed to further elucidate this relationship.
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- University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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Appelhans BM, Waring ME, Schneider KL, Pagoto SL. Food preparation supplies predict children’s family meal and home-prepared dinner consumption in low-income households. Appetite 2014; 76:1-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2014.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2013] [Revised: 12/06/2013] [Accepted: 01/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Waring ME, Schneider KL, Appelhans BM, Busch AM, Whited MC, Rodrigues S, Lemon SC, Pagoto SL. Early-treatment weight loss predicts 6-month weight loss in women with obesity and depression: implications for stepped care. J Psychosom Res 2014; 76:394-9. [PMID: 24745781 PMCID: PMC4038379 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2014.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2013] [Revised: 03/12/2014] [Accepted: 03/15/2014] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Some adults with comorbid depression and obesity respond well to lifestyle interventions while others have poor outcomes. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether early-treatment weight loss progress predicts clinically significant 6-month weight loss among women with obesity and depression. METHODS We conducted a secondary analysis of data from 75 women with obesity and depression who received a standard lifestyle intervention. Relative risks (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for achieving ≥5% weight loss by 6 months were calculated based on whether they achieved ≥1 lb/week weight loss in weeks 2-8. Among those on target at week 3, we examined potential subsequent time points at which weight loss progress might identify additional individuals at risk for treatment failure. RESULTS At week 2, women who averaged ≥1 lb/week loss were twice as likely to achieve 5% weight loss by 6 months than those who did not (RR=2.40; 95% CI: 2.32-4.29); weight loss at weeks 3-8 was similarly predictive (RRs=2.02-3.20). Examining weight loss progress at week 3 and subsequently at a time point during weeks 4-8, 52-67% of participants were not on target with their weight loss, and those on target were 2-3 times as likely to achieve 5% weight loss by 6 months (RRs=1.82-2.92). CONCLUSION Weight loss progress as early as week 2 of treatment predicts weight loss outcomes for women with comorbid obesity and depression, which supports the feasibility of developing stepped care interventions that adjust treatment intensity based on early progress in this population.
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- Molly E. Waring
- Division of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Vulnerable Populations, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
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- Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI,Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI
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- Division of Addiction, Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States.
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- Division of Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
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- Division of Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
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Lemon SC, Wang ML, Wedick NM, Estabrook B, Druker S, Schneider KL, Li W, Pbert L. Weight gain prevention in the school worksite setting: results of a multi-level cluster randomized trial. Prev Med 2014; 60:41-7. [PMID: 24345602 PMCID: PMC3933312 DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2013] [Revised: 12/03/2013] [Accepted: 12/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe the effectiveness, reach and implementation of a weight gain prevention intervention among public school employees. METHOD A multi-level intervention was tested in a cluster randomized trial among 782 employees in 12 central Massachusetts public high schools from 2009 to 2012. The intervention targeted the nutrition and physical activity environment and policies, the social environment and individual knowledge, attitudes and skills. The intervention was compared to a materials only condition. The primary outcome measures were change in weight and body mass index (BMI) at 24-month follow-up. Implementation of physical environment, policy and social environment strategies at the school and interpersonal levels, and intervention participation at the individual level were assessed. RESULTS At 24-month follow-up, there was a net change (difference of the difference) of -3.03 pounds (p=.04) and of -.48 BMI units (p=.05) between intervention and comparison conditions. The majority of intervention strategies were successfully implemented by all intervention schools, although establishing formal policies was challenging. Employee participation in programs targeting the physical and social environment was maintained over time. CONCLUSION This study supports that a multi-level intervention integrated within the organizational culture can be successfully implemented and prevent weight gain in public high school employees.
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- Stephenie C Lemon
- University of Massachusetts Medical School, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
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- University of Massachusetts Medical School, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
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- University of Massachusetts Medical School, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
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- University of Massachusetts Medical School, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
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- University of Massachusetts Medical School, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
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- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Department of Psychology, 3333 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, IL 60064, USA.
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- University of Massachusetts Medical School, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
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- University of Massachusetts Medical School, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
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Ma Y, Hébert JR, Balasubramanian R, Wedick NM, Howard BV, Rosal MC, Liu S, Bird CE, Olendzki BC, Ockene JK, Wactawski-Wende J, Phillips LS, LaMonte MJ, Schneider KL, Garcia L, Ockene IS, Merriam PA, Sepavich DM, Mackey RH, Johnson KC, Manson JE. All-cause, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality rates in postmenopausal white, black, Hispanic, and Asian women with and without diabetes in the United States: the Women's Health Initiative, 1993-2009. Am J Epidemiol 2013; 178:1533-41. [PMID: 24045960 PMCID: PMC3888272 DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwt177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2013] [Accepted: 06/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Using data from the Women's Health Initiative (1993-2009; n = 158,833 participants, of whom 84.1% were white, 9.2% were black, 4.1% were Hispanic, and 2.6% were Asian), we compared all-cause, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality rates in white, black, Hispanic, and Asian postmenopausal women with and without diabetes. Cox proportional hazard models were used for the comparison from which hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals were computed. Within each racial/ethnic subgroup, women with diabetes had an approximately 2-3 times higher risk of all-cause, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality than did those without diabetes. However, the hazard ratios for mortality outcomes were not significantly different between racial/ethnic subgroups. Population attributable risk percentages (PARPs) take into account both the prevalence of diabetes and hazard ratios. For all-cause mortality, whites had the lowest PARP (11.1, 95% confidence interval (CI): 10.1, 12.1), followed by Asians (12.9, 95% CI: 4.7, 20.9), blacks (19.4, 95% CI: 15.0, 23.7), and Hispanics (23.2, 95% CI: 14.8, 31.2). To our knowledge, the present study is the first to show that hazard ratios for mortality outcomes were not significantly different between racial/ethnic subgroups when stratified by diabetes status. Because of the "amplifying" effect of diabetes prevalence, efforts to reduce racial/ethnic disparities in the rate of death from diabetes should focus on prevention of diabetes.
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- Yunsheng Ma
- Correspondence to Dr. Yunsheng Ma, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655 (e-mail: )
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Appelhans BM, Bleil ME, Waring ME, Schneider KL, Nackers LM, Busch AM, Whited MC, Pagoto SL. Beverages contribute extra calories to meals and daily energy intake in overweight and obese women. Physiol Behav 2013; 122:129-33. [PMID: 24041722 PMCID: PMC3840121 DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2013] [Revised: 09/03/2013] [Accepted: 09/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Caloric beverages may promote obesity by yielding energy without producing satiety, but prior laboratory and intervention studies are inconclusive. This study examined whether the diets of free-living overweight and obese women show evidence that calories from beverages are offset by reductions in solid food within individual eating occasions and across entire days. Eighty-two women weighed and recorded all consumed foods and beverages for seven days. Beverages were coded as high-calorie (≥ 0.165 kcal/g) or low-calorie (<0.165 kcal/g), and total energy intake and energy intake from solid food were calculated for each eating occasion and day. In covariate-adjusted models, energy intake from solid food did not differ between eating occasions that included high-calorie or low-calorie beverages and those with no reported beverage. Energy intake from solid food was also unrelated to the number of high-calorie or low-calorie beverages consumed per day. On average, eating occasions that included a high-calorie beverage were 169 kcal higher in total energy than those with no reported beverage, and 195 kcal higher in total energy than those that included a low-calorie beverage. Each high-calorie beverage consumed per day contributed an additional 147 kcal to women's daily energy intake, whereas low-calorie beverage intake was unrelated to daily energy intake. Beverages contributed to total energy intake in a near-additive fashion among free-living overweight and obese women, suggesting a need to develop more effective interventions to reduce caloric beverage intake in the context of weight management, and to potentially reexamine dietary guidelines.
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- Bradley M Appelhans
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, 1700 W. Van Buren St., Suite 470, Chicago, IL 60612, United States.
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Ma Y, Balasubramanian R, Pagoto SL, Schneider KL, Hébert JR, Phillips LS, Goveas JS, Culver AL, Olendzki BC, Beck J, Smoller JW, Sepavich DM, Ockene JK, Uebelacker L, Zorn M, Liu S. Relations of depressive symptoms and antidepressant use to body mass index and selected biomarkers for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Am J Public Health 2013; 103:e34-43. [PMID: 23763394 PMCID: PMC3791588 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2013.301394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We investigated whether depressive symptoms and antidepressant use are associated with biomarkers for glucose dysregulation and inflammation, body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference. METHODS Postmenopausal women were recruited into the Women's Health Initiative from 1993 to 1998, and data were collected at regular intervals through 2005. We used multiple linear regression models to examine whether depressive symptoms and antidepressant use are associated with BMI, waist circumference, and biomarkers. RESULTS Analysis of data from 71, 809 women who completed all relevant baseline and year 3 assessments showed that both elevated depressive symptoms and antidepressant use were significantly associated with higher BMI and waist circumference. Among 1950 women, elevated depressive symptoms were significantly associated with increased insulin levels and measures of insulin resistance. Analyses of baseline data from 2242 women showed that both elevated depressive symptoms and antidepressant use were associated with higher C-reactive protein levels. CONCLUSIONS Monitoring body habitus and other biomarkers among women with elevated depression symptoms or taking antidepressant medication may be prudent to prevent diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
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- Yunsheng Ma
- Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
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Appelhans BM, Waring ME, Schneider KL, Pagoto SL, DeBiasse MA, Whited MC, Lynch EB. Corrigendum to ‘Delay discounting and intake of ready-to-eat and away-from-home foods in overweight and obese women’ [Appetite 59 (2012) 576–584]. Appetite 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2012.11.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Busch AM, Whited MC, Appelhans BM, Schneider KL, Waring ME, DeBiasse MA, Oleski JL, Crawford SL, Pagoto SL. Reliable change in depression during behavioral weight loss treatment among women with major depression. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2013; 21:E211-8. [PMID: 23592677 PMCID: PMC3630462 DOI: 10.1002/oby.20113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2012] [Accepted: 09/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Although behavioral weight loss interventions generally have been shown to improve depressive symptoms, little is known as to whether some people with major depressive disorder experience worsening of depression during a weight loss intervention. DESIGN AND METHODS Rates and predictors of change in depression symptoms among 148 obese women with major depressive disorder who participated in a trial comparing depression treatment plus behavioral weight loss treatment (Behavioral Activation; BA) to behavioral weight loss treatment alone (Lifestyle Intervention; LI) were examined. a statistically reliable change in depression was calculated as ≥9 points on the beck depression inventory in this sample. RESULTS At 6 months, 73% of participants in BA and 54% of participants in LI showed reliable improvement in depression symptoms and 1.5% of participants in BA and 1.3% of participants in LI showed reliable worsening in depression symptoms. Rates of reliable change were similar at 12 months. Participants who experienced reliable improvement in depression lost significantly more weight than those who did not in both conditions. In the LI condition, baseline psychiatric variables and change in physical activity during treatment were also related to reliable improvement in depression. CONCLUSION No evidence for an iatrogenic effect of behavioral weight loss treatment on depressive symptoms among obese women with major depressive disorder was detected; rather, behavioral weight loss treatment appears to be associated with significant concurrent improvement in depression. Even greater rates of reliable improvement were observed when depression treatment was added to weight loss treatment.
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- Andrew M. Busch
- Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI
- The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI
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Lemon SC, Liu Q, Magner R, Schneider KL, Pbert L. Development and validation of worksite weight-related social norms surveys. Am J Health Behav 2013; 37:122-9. [PMID: 22943109 DOI: 10.5993/ajhb.37.1.14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe the development of measures of worksite descriptive social norms for weight loss, physical activity, and eating behaviors. METHODS Three surveys were tested in 844 public high school employees. Factor analysis, Cronbach alpha, and tests of association with other worksite social contextual measures and behaviors were performed. RESULTS Each survey demonstrated high internal consistency and was associated with measures of social support and behaviors. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the reliability of the weight-loss and eating-behavior norms surveys, but not the physical-activity norms survey. CONCLUSIONS The weight-loss and eating norms surveys are reliable, valid measures.
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- Stephenie C Lemon
- Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
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Ma Y, Hébert JR, Manson JE, Balasubramanian R, Liu S, Lamonte MJ, Bird CE, Ockene JK, Qiao Y, Olendzki B, Schneider KL, Rosal MC, Sepavich DM, Wactawski-Wende J, Stefanick ML, Phillips LS, Ockene IS, Kaplan RC, Sarto GE, Garcia L, Howard BV. Determinants of racial/ethnic disparities in incidence of diabetes in postmenopausal women in the U.S.: The Women's Health Initiative 1993-2009. Diabetes Care 2012; 35:2226-34. [PMID: 22833490 PMCID: PMC3476929 DOI: 10.2337/dc12-0412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To examine determinants of racial/ethnic differences in diabetes incidence among postmenopausal women participating in the Women's Health Initiative. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Data on race/ethnicity, baseline diabetes prevalence, and incident diabetes were obtained from 158,833 women recruited from 1993-1998 and followed through August 2009. The relationship between race/ethnicity, other potential risk factors, and the risk of incident diabetes was estimated using Cox proportional hazards models from which hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% CIs were computed. RESULTS Participants were aged 63 years on average at baseline. The racial/ethnic distribution was 84.1% non-Hispanic white, 9.2% non-Hispanic black, 4.1% Hispanic, and 2.6% Asian. After an average of 10.4 years of follow-up, compared with whites and adjusting for potential confounders, the HRs for incident diabetes were 1.55 for blacks (95% CI 1.47-1.63), 1.67 for Hispanics (1.54-1.81), and 1.86 for Asians (1.68-2.06). Whites, blacks, and Hispanics with all factors (i.e., weight, physical activity, dietary quality, and smoking) in the low-risk category had 60, 69, and 63% lower risk for incident diabetes. Although contributions of different risk factors varied slightly by race/ethnicity, most findings were similar across groups, and women who had both a healthy weight and were in the highest tertile of physical activity had less than one-third the risk of diabetes compared with obese and inactive women. CONCLUSIONS Despite large racial/ethnic differences in diabetes incidence, most variability could be attributed to lifestyle factors. Our findings show that the majority of diabetes cases are preventable, and risk reduction strategies can be effectively applied to all racial/ethnic groups.
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- Yunsheng Ma
- Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
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Schneider KL, Ferrara J, Lance B, Karetas A, Druker S, Panza E, Olendzki B, Andersen V, Pbert L. Acceptability of an Online Health Videogame to Improve Diet and Physical Activity in Elementary School Students: "Fitter Critters". Games Health J 2012; 1:262-268. [PMID: 24761317 DOI: 10.1089/g4h.2012.0009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Interest in health videogames to stimulate health behavior change is increasing, yet little research exists on their use. This study tested the acceptability of an online health videogame called "Fitter Critters™" (Megazoid Games, Collegeville, PA) for improving healthy diet and activity in elementary school students. SUBJECTS AND METHODS In October and November 2011, fifth grade students (n=97) from a school in central Massachusetts played the game for 1 week during their health class. Measures of nutrition and activity knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy were completed prior to playing the game and again on the final day along with a videogame acceptability questionnaire. RESULTS The videogame was highly acceptable to participants as measured by the acceptability questionnaire mean rating of 4.52 (SD=0.60), where 1=strongly disagree and 5=strongly agree; 73% of students played the game at least once outside of class. Significant increases in positive attitudes toward healthy eating (P<0.001) and healthy eating self-efficacy (P=0.02) and marginally significant increases in nutrition knowledge (P=0.08) were observed. CONCLUSIONS The "Fitter Critters" health videogame engages students in learning about healthy eating and activity. Further research should assess whether the positive changes observed in knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy translate into behavior change.
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- Megazoid Games , Collegeville, Pennsylvania
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- University of Massachusetts Medical School , Worcester, Massachusetts
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- University of Massachusetts Medical School , Worcester, Massachusetts
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- University of Massachusetts Medical School , Worcester, Massachusetts
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- University of Massachusetts Medical School , Worcester, Massachusetts
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- University of Massachusetts Medical School , Worcester, Massachusetts
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Pagoto SL, Schneider KL, Oleski JL, Luciani JM, Bodenlos JS, Whited MC. Male inclusion in randomized controlled trials of lifestyle weight loss interventions. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2012; 20:1234-9. [PMID: 21633403 DOI: 10.1038/oby.2011.140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 276] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The prevalence of obesity is similar for men (32.2%) and women (35.5%). It has been assumed that lifestyle weight loss interventions have been developed and tested in predominately female samples, but this has not been systematically investigated. The aim of this review was to investigate total and ethnic male inclusion in randomized controlled trials of lifestyle interventions. PUBMED, MEDLINE, and PSYCHINFO were searched for randomized controlled trials of lifestyle weight loss interventions (N = 244 studies with a total of 95,207 participants) published in the last 10 years (1999-2009). A trial must be in English, included weight loss as an outcome, and tested a dietary, exercise, and/or other behavioral intervention for weight loss. Results revealed samples were on average 27% male vs. 73% female (P < 0.001). Trials recruiting a diseased sample included a larger proportion of males than those not targeting a disease (35% vs. 21%; P < 0.001). About 32% of trials used exclusively female samples, whereas only 5% used exclusively male samples (P < 0.001). No studies in the past 10 years specifically targeted minority males. Ethnic males identified composed 1.8% of total participants in US studies. Only 24% of studies that underrepresented males provided a reason. Males, especially ethnic males, are underrepresented in lifestyle weight loss trials.
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- Sherry L Pagoto
- Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
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Appelhans BM, Whited MC, Schneider KL, Ma Y, Oleski JL, Merriam PA, Waring ME, Olendzki BC, Mann DM, Ockene IS, Pagoto SL. Depression severity, diet quality, and physical activity in women with obesity and depression. J Acad Nutr Diet 2012; 112:693-8. [PMID: 22709773 DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2012.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2011] [Accepted: 02/03/2012] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Major depressive disorder (MDD) is prevalent in clinical weight-loss settings and predicts poor weight-loss outcomes. It is unknown whether the severity of depressive symptoms among those with MDD is associated with diet quality or physical activity levels. This knowledge is important for improving weight-loss treatment for these patients. It was hypothesized that more severe depression is associated with poorer diet quality and lower physical activity levels among individuals with obesity and MDD. Participants were 161 women with current MDD and obesity enrolled in the baseline phase of a weight-loss trial between 2007 and 2010. Depression severity was measured with the Beck Depression Inventory II. The Alternate Healthy Eating Index was applied to data from three 24-hour diet recalls to capture overall diet quality. Daily metabolic equivalents expended per day were calculated from three 24-hour physical activity recalls. Greater depression severity was associated with poorer overall diet quality (estimate=-0.26, standard error 0.11; P=0.02), but not with physical activity (estimate=0.07, standard error 0.05; P=0.18), in linear regression models controlling for income, education, depression-related appetite change, binge eating disorder, and other potential confounds. Associations with diet quality were primarily driven by greater intake of sugar (r=0.20; P<0.01), saturated fat (r=0.21; P<0.01), and sodium (r=0.22; P<0.01). More severe depression was associated with poorer overall diet quality, but not physical activity, among treatment-seeking women with MDD and obesity. Future studies should identify mechanisms linking depression to diet quality and determine whether diet quality improves with depression treatment.
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- Bradley M Appelhans
- Departments of Preventive Medicine and Behavioral Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, 1700 W. Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
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Appelhans BM, Milliron BJ, Woolf K, Johnson TJ, Pagoto SL, Schneider KL, Whited MC, Ventrelle JC. Socioeconomic status, energy cost, and nutrient content of supermarket food purchases. Am J Prev Med 2012; 42:398-402. [PMID: 22424253 PMCID: PMC3858078 DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2011.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2011] [Revised: 12/10/2011] [Accepted: 12/13/2011] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND The relative affordability of energy-dense versus nutrient-rich foods may promote socioeconomic disparities in dietary quality and obesity. Although supermarkets are the largest food source in the American diet, the associations between SES and the cost and nutrient content of freely chosen food purchases have not been described. PURPOSE To investigate relationships of SES with the energy cost ($/1000 kcal) and nutrient content of freely chosen supermarket purchases. METHODS Supermarket shoppers (n=69) were recruited at a Phoenix AZ supermarket in 2009. The energy cost and nutrient content of participants' purchases were calculated from photographs of food packaging and nutrition labels using dietary analysis software. Data were analyzed in 2010-2011. RESULTS Two SES indicators, education and household income as a percentage of the federal poverty guideline (FPG), were associated with the energy cost of purchased foods. Adjusting for covariates, the amount spent on 1000 kcal of food was $0.26 greater for every multiple of the FPG, and those with a baccalaureate or postbaccalaureate degree spent an additional $1.05 for every 1000 kcal of food compared to those with no college education. Lower energy cost was associated with higher total fat and less protein, dietary fiber, and vegetables per 1000 kcal purchased. CONCLUSIONS Low-SES supermarket shoppers purchase calories in inexpensive forms that are higher in fat and less nutrient-rich.
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- Bradley M Appelhans
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Behavioral Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA.
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