Healthy Lifestyle Deck of cards as a tool for cognitive-behavioral therapy in adults with obesity
Autor: | Vanessa Ponstinnicoff de Almeida; Milena Santos de Oliveira; Amanda dos Santos Moraes; Ricardo da Costa Padovani; Danielle Arisa Caranti |
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Sprache: | Englisch; Spanisch; Französisch; Portugiesisch |
Veröffentlicht: |
2023 |
Quelle: | Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-166X2023000102308&lng=en&tlng=en http://www.scielo.br/pdf/estpsi/v40/1678-9865-estpsi-40-e210162.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1982-0275 1982-0275 doi:10.1590/1982-0275202340e210162 https://doaj.org/article/68e9987575b34c688cd6fec8e6415f03 https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-0275202340e210162 https://doaj.org/article/68e9987575b34c688cd6fec8e6415f03 |
Erfassungsnummer: | ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:68e9987575b34c688cd6fec8e6415f03 |
Zusammenfassung
Abstract Objective This is a mixed-methodology controlled clinical study that assessed the effect of the Health Lifestyle Deck of cards as a Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy tool for obese adults. Method The sample was divided into two groups: Intervention group and Intervention+Deck. The therapy was interdisciplinary handled by psychology, nutrition and physical education professionals, along 12 sessions. The following measures were performed: anthropometric assessment, indicators of binge eating, depression, anxiety and stress, quality of life, self-efficacy for eating habits, and physical activity at the beginning and the end of the intervention. Participants’ written and verbal reports’ content was analyzed. Results The results were: a reduction in body mass, binge eating, and improvement of self-efficacy to regulate eating habits in both groups. There was an improvement in the psychological domain of quality of life only in the Intervention+Deck group. Conclusion The study concluded that the intervention favored participants’ cognitive and behavioral changes.