Obesity, Therapy
Conditions
Keywords
Obesity, Exercise, Psychotherapy
Brief summary
Adherence to obesity treatment programs has been a limiting factor to good results in loosing weight. This study aimed to verify if obese subjects submitted to a physical exercise program and group psychotherapy would have a greater adherence, than obese people exercising only.
Detailed description
The sample was forty people, both genders, mean age: 42,2 ± 10,7 years old. Physical exercise consisted of walking and stretching three times a week, during 50 minutes, with intensity verified by the Borg Scale, during three months. One of the days were supervised by the authors while two were freely chosen by the participant, without supervision. The verified variables were: total body mass, height, body mass index, physical activity level, caloric expenditure, waist circumference and fat percentile. Half of the sample participated of group psychotherapy once weekly.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALGroup Psychotherapy
Group psychotherapy once a week, under a psychiatrist supervision
Sponsors
Feevale
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
25 Years to 62 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* BMI \>= 30 kg/m2
Exclusion criteria
* Age less than 25 or more than 62
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Weight loose | three months |
Countries
Brazil
Outcome results
None listed