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Perceived Self-Efficacy and Financial Incentives: Factors Affecting Health Behaviors and Weight Loss in a Workplace Weight Loss Intervention
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May 2017
Source: J Occup Environ Med. 59(5):453-460.
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Alternative Title:J Occup Environ Med
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Description:Objective
To evaluate if self-efficacy and financial incentives 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
99 overweight/obese (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 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 and Exercise self-efficacy 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 financial incentives may affect weight-loss and play a role in weight-loss interventions.
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Pubmed ID:28486342
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC5704946
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