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The Effectiveness of a Weight Maintenance Intervention for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities and Obesity: A Single Stranded Study
Author(s) -
Spanos Dimitrios,
Hankey Catherine R.,
Melville Craig A.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1468-3148
pISSN - 1360-2322
DOI - 10.1111/jar.12181
Subject(s) - weight loss , obesity , weight management , intervention (counseling) , psychological intervention , intellectual disability , medicine , body weight , weight change , physical therapy , psychology , gerontology , psychiatry
Background The evidence base for weight management programmes incorporating a weight loss and a weight maintenance phase for adults with intellectual disabilities ( ID ) is limited. This study describes the weight maintenance phase of a multicomponent weight management programme for adults with intellectual disability and obesity ( TAKE 5). Materials and Methods Thirty‐one participants who had completed the 16 week TAKE five weight loss intervention (Phase I) were invited to participate in a 12 month weight maintenance intervention (Phase II ). Content included recommendations of the National Weight Control Registry. Results Twenty‐eight participants completed Phase II with 50.4% maintaining their weight (mean weight change −0.5 kg, SD 2.2), 28.7% gaining weight (mean weight gain 5.4 kg, SD 2.2) and 21.6% losing weight (mean weight loss −8.0 kg, SD 3.0) at 12 months. Conclusion Further research is justified to investigate the efficacy of weight loss maintenance interventions in adults with intellectual disability and obesity, using controlled study designs.