Executive Function-Related Improvements on a Commercial CBT-Based Weight Management Intervention: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Procedure
2.2. Intervention
2.3. Measures
2.3.1. Cognitive Tasks
2.3.2. Brain Activity
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Baseline Characteristics and Weight Loss
3.2. Cognitive Tasks
3.2.1. 2-Back
3.2.2. Stroop
3.2.3. Flanker
3.3. Brain Activity
3.3.1. 2-Back
3.3.2. Stroop
3.3.3. Flanker
4. Discussion
4.1. Cognitive Tasks and Brain Activity
4.2. Limitations and Future Directions
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Intervention | Control | p-Value | |
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Gender | 0.99 | ||
Female | 22 (88%) | 20 (83.3%) | |
Male | 3 (12%) | 4 (16.7%) | |
Age | 46.3 | 42.1 | 0.09 |
Baseline BMI | 33.0 | 36.1 | 0.20 |
Ethnicity | 0.30 | ||
Asian or Pacific Islander | 3 (12%) | 0 | |
Black/African | 3 (12%) | 1 (4.2%) | |
Caucasian | 15 (60%) | 19 (79.2%) | |
Hispanic/Latino | 2 (8%) | 3 (12.5%) | |
Other | 2 (8%) | 1 (4.2%) | |
Education | 0.50 | ||
High school degree | 1 (4%) | 2 (8.3%) | |
Some college | 4 (16%) | 3 (12.5%) | |
2-year college degree or vocational training | 1 (4%) | 4 (16.7%) | |
4-year college degree | 9 (36%) | 5 (20.8%) | |
Graduate degree (Master’s, PhD, MD, JD) | 10 (40%) | 10 (41.7%) | |
Employment status | 0.20 | ||
Full-time employed | 17 (68%) | 21 (87.5%) | |
Part-time employed | 5 (20%) | 0 (0%) | |
Self-employed | 1 (4%) | 1 (4.2%) | |
Unemployed | 0 (0%) | 1 (4.2%) | |
Looking after family | 2 (8%) | 1 (4.2%) |
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Michaelides, A.; Mitchell, E.S.; Behr, H.; Ho, A.S.; Hanada, G.; Lee, J.; McPartland, S. Executive Function-Related Improvements on a Commercial CBT-Based Weight Management Intervention: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 8763. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148763
Michaelides A, Mitchell ES, Behr H, Ho AS, Hanada G, Lee J, McPartland S. Executive Function-Related Improvements on a Commercial CBT-Based Weight Management Intervention: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(14):8763. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148763
Chicago/Turabian StyleMichaelides, Andreas, Ellen Siobhan Mitchell, Heather Behr, Annabell Suh Ho, Grant Hanada, Jihye Lee, and Sue McPartland. 2022. "Executive Function-Related Improvements on a Commercial CBT-Based Weight Management Intervention: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 14: 8763. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148763