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Using goal setting, self‐monitoring, and feedback to increase calorie expenditure in obese adults
Author(s) -
Donaldson Jeanne M.,
Normand Matthew P.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
behavioral interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.605
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1099-078X
pISSN - 1072-0847
DOI - 10.1002/bin.277
Subject(s) - calorie , intervention (counseling) , psychological intervention , psychology , physical activity , obesity , self monitoring , low calorie diet , energy expenditure , goal setting , gerontology , baseline (sea) , physical therapy , clinical psychology , medicine , weight loss , social psychology , psychiatry , oceanography , geology
Obesity has become a leading cause of health problems in America, many of which can be combated by increasing physical activity. As a result, interventions targeting increased physical activity are greatly needed. In this study, a package intervention consisting of goal setting, self‐monitoring, and feedback was evaluated across five participants in a multiple baseline design with a brief reversal for three of the five participants. The intervention package increased calorie expenditure for all five participants. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.