Perceived Self-Efficacy and Financial Incentives: Factors Affecting Health Behaviors and Weight Loss in a Workplace Weight Loss Intervention

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• Personal Author:
  Faghri PD ; Gorin A ; Huedo-Medina T ; Simon J
• Description:
  Objective: To evaluate if self-efficacy (SE) and financial incentives (FI) mediate the effect of health behavior on weight loss in a group of overweight and obese nursing-home employees participating in a 16-week weight-loss intervention with 12-week follow-up. Methods: Ninety-nine overweight/obese (body mass index [BMI] >25) employees from four nursing-homes participated, with a mean age of 46.98 years and BMI of 35.33. Nursing-homes were randomized to receiving an incentive-based intervention (n=51) and no incentive (n=48). Participants' health behaviors and eating and exercise self-efficacy (Ex-SE) were assessed at week 1, 16, and 28 using a self-reported questionnaire. Mediation and moderated mediation analysis assessed relationships among these variables. Results: Eating self-efficacy (Eat-SE) and Ex-SE were significant mediators between health behaviors and weight loss (P<0.05). Incentives significantly moderated the effects of self-efficacy (P=0.00) on weight loss. Conclusions: Self-efficacy and FI may affect weight loss and play a role in weight-loss interventions. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Body Weight Diet Economics Health Promotion Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  BMI Body Mass Index Body Weight Economic Consequences Health Promotion Intervention Obesity Physical Exercise Socioeconomics Total Worker Health TWH

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Connecticut ; Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  453-460
• Volume:
  59
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051064
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2017 May; 59(5):453-460
• Contact Point Address:
  Pouran D Faghri, MD, MS, FACSM, Health Promotion Sciences and Center for Environmental Heath and Health Promotion, Department of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, 358 Mansfield Road, U-2101, Storrs, CT 06269-2101
• Email:
  Pouran.Faghri@uconn.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Public Safety ; Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Performing Organization:
  University of Massachusetts, Lowell
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20060701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20210831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211195/cdc_211195_DS1.pdf
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