Psychological and sociodemographic predictors of premature discontinuation of a 1-year multimodal outpatient weight-reduction program: an attrition analysis | Zendy

Anne Ahnis | Zendy; Riedl | Zendy; Andrea Figura | Zendy; SteinhagenThiessen | Zendy; Klapp | Zendy

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Psychological and sociodemographic predictors of premature discontinuation of a 1-year multimodal outpatient weight-reduction program: an attrition analysis

Author(s) -

Anne Ahnis,

Riedl,

Andrea Figura,

SteinhagenThiessen,

Klapp

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

patient preference and adherence

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.885

H-Index - 48

ISSN - 1177-889X

DOI - 10.2147/ppa.s28022

Subject(s) - medicine , attrition , body mass index , weight loss , psychological intervention , physical therapy , logistic regression , discontinuation , gerontology , obesity , psychiatry , dentistry

Attrition rates of up to 77% have been reported in conservative weight-reduction programs for the treatment of obesity. In view of the cost of such programs to the health system, there is a need to identify the variables that predict premature discontinuation of treatment. Previous studies have focused mainly on somatic and sociodemographic parameters. The prospective influence of psychological factors has not been systematically investigated to date.

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