Preliminary Results from the ACTyourCHANGE in Teens Protocol: A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Adolescents with Obesity
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Method
2.1. Participants and Procedures
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- ACT+TAU group: Participants assigned to this group attended the standard 3-week multidisciplinary rehabilitation program plus a brief ACT-based intervention;
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- TAU only group: Patients received the standard 3-week multidisciplinary rehabilitation program only.
2.2. Measures
2.3. Intervention
2.3.1. The Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Program for Weight Loss (TAU)
2.3.2. The Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-Based Intervention (ACT)
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Baseline Descriptive of the Sample
3.2. Preliminary Evidence of Treatment Efficacy
3.3. Moderation Analyses
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | Group | N | Mean | SD | t | p | Cohen’s d |
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PWB | TAU | 17 | 46.38 | 5.19 | 0.6902 | 0.495 | 0.2404 |
ACT+TAU | 17 | 44.94 | 6.61 | ||||
DASS-D | TAU | 17 | 14.71 | 11.40 | 0.4265 | 0.673 | 0.1463 |
ACT+TAU | 17 | 13.06 | 11.12 | ||||
DASS-A | TAU | 17 | 14.35 | 13.18 | 0.2133 | 0.832 | 0.0732 |
ACT+TAU | 17 | 13.53 | 8.93 | ||||
DASS-S | TAU | 17 | 18.71 | 10.15 | 0.0955 | 0.924 | 0.0328 |
ACT+TAU | 17 | 18.35 | 11.36 | ||||
DERS | TAU | 17 | 90.24 | 29.14 | −1.1235 | 0.270 | −0.3854 |
ACT+TAU | 17 | 101.71 | 30.37 | ||||
AFQ-Y | ACT+TAU | 17 | 29.88 | 15.94 | −0.9238 | 0.363 | −0.3169 |
TAU | 17 | 25.00 | 14.86 | ||||
DEBQ-EE | ACT+TAU | 17 | 1.67 | 1.36 | −0.3053 | 0.762 | −0.1047 |
TAU | 17 | 1.52 | 1.38 |
Variable | Group | N | Pre-Test | Post-Test | ||
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Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
PWB | ACT+TAU | 17 | 44.9 | 6.61 | 46.7 | 5.68 |
TAU | 17 | 46.4 | 5.19 | 46.7 | 5.93 | |
DASS-D | ACT+TAU | 17 | 13.1 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 13.3 |
TAU | 17 | 14.7 | 11.4 | 12.5 | 12.5 | |
DASS-A | ACT+TAU | 17 | 13.5 | 8.93 | 40.2 | 11.1 |
TAU | 17 | 14.4 | 13.2 | 32.9 | 8.34 | |
DASS-S | ACT+TAU | 17 | 18.4 | 11.4 | 16.0 | 11.5 |
TAU | 17 | 18.7 | 10.1 | 15.6 | 11.0 | |
DERS | ACT+TAU | 17 | 102 | 30.4 | 101 | 32.8 |
TAU | 17 | 90.2 | 29.1 | 84.8 | 25.4 | |
AFQ-Y | ACT+TAU | 17 | 29.9 | 15.9 | 24.9 | 17.3 |
TAU | 17 | 25.0 | 14.9 | 23.6 | 13.3 | |
DEBQ-EE | ACT+TAU | 17 | 1.67 | 1.36 | 1.38 | 1.30 |
TAU | 17 | 1.52 | 1.38 | 1.27 | 1.25 |
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Guerrini Usubini, A.; Cattivelli, R.; Radaelli, A.; Bottacchi, M.; Landi, G.; Tossani, E.; Grandi, S.; Castelnuovo, G.; Sartorio, A. Preliminary Results from the ACTyourCHANGE in Teens Protocol: A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Adolescents with Obesity. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 5635. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095635
Guerrini Usubini A, Cattivelli R, Radaelli A, Bottacchi M, Landi G, Tossani E, Grandi S, Castelnuovo G, Sartorio A. Preliminary Results from the ACTyourCHANGE in Teens Protocol: A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Adolescents with Obesity. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(9):5635. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095635
Chicago/Turabian StyleGuerrini Usubini, Anna, Roberto Cattivelli, Asia Radaelli, Michela Bottacchi, Giulia Landi, Eliana Tossani, Silvana Grandi, Gianluca Castelnuovo, and Alessandro Sartorio. 2022. "Preliminary Results from the ACTyourCHANGE in Teens Protocol: A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Adolescents with Obesity" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 9: 5635. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095635