Association between Weight Discrimination and Program Adherence in a Clinical Weight Management Program

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dc.contributor.advisorArdern, Chris
dc.creatorYeganeholadadam, Neda
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-27T12:27:09Z
dc.date.available2017-07-27T12:27:09Z
dc.date.copyright2016-09-13
dc.date.issued2017-07-27
dc.date.updated2017-07-27T12:27:09Z
dc.degree.disciplineKinesiology & Health Science
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMSc - Master of Science
dc.description.abstractABSTRACT Background: Weight stigma is a common occurrence for those living with obesity. While the detrimental effects of weight stigma on health are well known, it is unclear if it also impacts on adherence (and levels of compliance) within a medically supervised weight loss setting. Method: Participants from a local weight loss clinic completed a battery of weight discrimination questions at their first site visit (n=120) and were tracked for program adherence. Results: Although the majority of patients (77.5%) experienced weight discrimination, no differences in treatment time were observed. At the end of one month, significantly more of the discriminated group remained in the program (no weight discrimination: 22.2%; weight discrimination: 46.2%), an effect that diminished with time. Conclusion: Results suggest that the prevalence of weight discrimination in a clinical weight loss setting is high, but did not directly impact on program adherence or weight loss outcomes.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/33381
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectHealth sciences
dc.subject.keywordsObesity
dc.subject.keywordsAdherence
dc.subject.keywordsStigma
dc.subject.keywordsWeight discrimination
dc.subject.keywordsBariatric
dc.titleAssociation between Weight Discrimination and Program Adherence in a Clinical Weight Management Program
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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