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dc.contributor.authorJiwa, M.
dc.contributor.authorBurford, Oksana
dc.contributor.authorParsons, R.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:50:43Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:50:43Z
dc.date.created2015-10-29T04:10:10Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationJiwa, M. and Burford, O. and Parsons, R. 2015. Preliminary findings of how visual demonstrations of changes to physical appearance may enhance weight loss attempts. European Journal of Public Health. 25 (2): pp. 283-285.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25890
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/eurpub/cku249
dc.description.abstract

© The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Public Health Association. All rights reserved. This study reports how showing a person an illustration of themselves following future weight-loss might impact on their actual future weight-loss. Weight was recorded weekly, 8 weeks before and 8 weeks after the intervention. A significant proportion of the 44 participants lost weight following the intervention: 17 vs. 29 (P = 0.01, chi-squared = 6.559). After the first 8 weeks, the mean change in weight was -0.32 kg [standard deviation (SD): 2.2, P = 0.37]. The weight change after the second 8 weeks was -0.94 kg (SD: 1.7, P = 0.001). The mean difference in weight losses between the two periods was -0.62 kg (SD: 2.1, P = 0.08).

dc.titlePreliminary findings of how visual demonstrations of changes to physical appearance may enhance weight loss attempts
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume25
dcterms.source.number2
dcterms.source.startPage283
dcterms.source.endPage285
dcterms.source.issn1101-1262
dcterms.source.titleEuropean Journal of Public Health
curtin.departmentSchool of Pharmacy
curtin.accessStatusOpen access via publisher


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