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The Effectiveness of Cognitive Self‐Management as an Adjunct to a Behavioural Intervention for Childhood Obesity: a Research Note
Author(s) -
Duffy Gabrielle,
Spence Susan H.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1993.tb01107.x
Subject(s) - overweight , adjunct , psychology , intervention (counseling) , placebo , cognition , weight management , obesity , childhood obesity , clinical psychology , physical therapy , medicine , psychiatry , alternative medicine , philosophy , linguistics , pathology
This study investigated the effectiveness of cognitive self‐management training as an adjunct to the behavioural management of childhood obesity. Twenty‐seven overweight children aged 7–13 years were randomly assigned to either behavioural management plus relaxation placebo or a combined behavioural‐cognitive self‐management approach. Evaluations following the eight treatment sessions revealed a significant reduction in percentage overweight for children in both experimental groups and improvements were maintained at 3‐ and 6‐month follow‐ups Both conditions were also effective in reducing the number of high‐risk foods consumed. No difference in outcome was found between treatments at the post‐treatment assessment or 3‐ and 6‐month follow‐ups. Although a reduction in percentage overweight of around 9% was found for both procedures, subjects in general remained considerably overweight.