Adherence to, and Satisfaction with, the Self-Acupressure Intervention in the LIFE Weight-Loss Maintenance Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The LIFE study was a randomized controlled trial assessing the impact of a self-acupressure intervention, Tapas Acupressure Technique® (TAT®), on weight-loss maintenance. The primary analysis showed no significant difference between TAT and social support (SS) for weight-loss maintenance, while exploratory post hoc tests suggested that, among participants with highest initial weight-loss, those in the TAT condition regained less weight than those in the SS condition.

Objective

The aim of the current study was to assess adherence to, and satisfaction with, the experimental self-acupressure intervention in the LIFE weight loss maintenance trial.

Design

This was a secondary analysis of adherence and satisfaction patterns in a large randomized controlled

SUBMITTER: Elder CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3584503 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature