Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2018
Keywords
Adolescent obesity, African American, motivational interviewing, randomized controlled trial
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1111/cob.12257
Abstract
The aim of this study is to examine outcomes from MI Values, a motivational interviewing (MI) intervention implemented adjunctive to obesity treatment. Adolescents (n = 99; 73% African American; 74% female; mean body mass index [BMI] percentile = 98.9 ± 1.2) were randomized to receive two MI sessions or education control. All adolescents participated in structured behavioural weight management treatment. Baseline, 3‐ and 6‐month assessments of anthropometrics, dietary intake and physical activity were obtained. Both groups had significant reductions in BMI z‐scores and energy intake and increased physical activity at 3 and 6 months (P < 0.05). MI participants reported greater reductions in 3‐month energy intake compared with controls. Participation in MI is associated with reduction in energy intake, consistent with better adherence to dietitian visits previously reported from MI Values. MI might be an effective adjunct to adolescent obesity treatment; future research is needed to determine if motivational interviewing can enhance BMI outcomes, via greater adherence to behavioural intervention.
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Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Clinical Obesity, v. 8, issue 5, p. 323-326
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Bean, M. K., Ingersoll, K. S., Powell, P., Stern, M., Evans, R. K., Wickham, E. P. and Mazzeo, S. E. Impact of motivational interviewing on outcomes of an adolescent obesity treatment: results from the MI Values randomized controlled pilot trial. Clinical Obesity. 2018; 8: 323– 326., which has been published in final form at [Link to final article using the 10.1111/cob.12257. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.
Scholar Commons Citation
Bean, M. K.; Ingersoll, K. S.; Powell, P.; Stern, Marilyn; Evans, R. K.; Wickham, E. P. III; and Mazzeo, S. E., "Impact of Motivational Interviewing on Outcomes of an Adolescent Obesity Treatment: Results from the MI Values Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial" (2018). Child and Family Studies Faculty Publications. 6.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cfs_facpub/6
