dc.contributor.author | Christaki, Eirini | en |
dc.contributor.author | Kokkinos, A. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Costarelli, V. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Alexopoulos, E. C. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Chrousos, George P. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Darviri, C. | en |
dc.creator | Christaki, Eirini | en |
dc.creator | Kokkinos, A. | en |
dc.creator | Costarelli, V. | en |
dc.creator | Alexopoulos, E. C. | en |
dc.creator | Chrousos, George P. | en |
dc.creator | Darviri, C. | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-06-22T09:52:46Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-06-22T09:52:46Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://gnosis.library.ucy.ac.cy/handle/7/41497 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Stress and negative emotions have been shown to be critical factors in inducing overeating as a form of maladaptive coping in obese people. Methods: The present study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of an 8-week stress management programme that includes progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) and diaphragmatic breathing on weight loss and eating behaviour in a sample of overweight and obese women who started a weight-loss programme. A total of 34 women with a mean (SD) body mass index of 38.17 (7.19) kg m-2 and mean (SD) age 47.35 (11.64) years were recruited from the outpatients Obesity Clinic of a public hospital in Athens. Participants were randomly assigned into a Stress Management (SM) and a control group. Anthropometric measurements were taken before and after the intervention, and the participants completed the following questionnaires: Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (DEBQ), Eating Attitudes Test (Eat-26), Health Locus of Control (HLC) and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) before and after the intervention. Results: The findings indicated a significant improvement in weight loss in the SM group [4.44 (0.83) kg] after intervention compared to the control group [1.38 (0.78) kg] (P < 0.05). A higher restrained eating behaviour was observed in the SM group after intervention compared to the control group, although there was no significant difference in perceived stress levels. Conclusions: The intervention group showed greater weight reduction, possibly because of the stress management programme, and a greater dietary restraint was demonstrated by them compared to the control group. It is likely that stress management could facilitate weight loss in obese women; however, more studies are needed to confirm this hypothesis. © 2013 The British Dietetic Association Ltd. | en |
dc.language.iso | eng | en |
dc.source | Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics | en |
dc.subject | Greece | en |
dc.subject | Questionnaires | en |
dc.subject | Intervention | en |
dc.subject | Article | en |
dc.subject | Psychological | en |
dc.subject | Adaptation | en |
dc.subject | Human | en |
dc.subject | Humans | en |
dc.subject | Adult | en |
dc.subject | Controlled study | en |
dc.subject | Female | en |
dc.subject | Controlled clinical trial | en |
dc.subject | Randomized controlled trial | en |
dc.subject | Body mass | en |
dc.subject | Complication | en |
dc.subject | Psychology | en |
dc.subject | Stress | en |
dc.subject | Weight reduction | en |
dc.subject | Middle aged | en |
dc.subject | Respiration | en |
dc.subject | Adaptive behavior | en |
dc.subject | Body mass index | en |
dc.subject | Breathing | en |
dc.subject | Caloric intake | en |
dc.subject | Dietary restraint | en |
dc.subject | Emotion | en |
dc.subject | Emotions | en |
dc.subject | Energy intake | en |
dc.subject | Feeding behavior | en |
dc.subject | Hyperphagia | en |
dc.subject | Informal | en |
dc.subject | Inhibition (psychology) | en |
dc.subject | Meditation | en |
dc.subject | Mental stress | en |
dc.subject | Muscle | en |
dc.subject | Obesity | en |
dc.subject | Overweight | en |
dc.subject | Perception | en |
dc.subject | Psychological aspect | en |
dc.subject | Questionnaire | en |
dc.subject | Skeletal | en |
dc.subject | Skeletal muscle | en |
dc.subject | Social control | en |
dc.subject | Social control | en |
dc.subject | Stress management | en |
dc.subject | Weight loss | en |
dc.subject | Weight management | en |
dc.subject | Weight reduction programs | en |
dc.title | Stress management can facilitate weight loss in Greek overweight and obese women: A pilot study | en |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/jhn.12086 | |
dc.description.volume | 26 | |
dc.description.issue | SUPPL.1 | en |
dc.description.startingpage | 132 | |
dc.description.endingpage | 139 | |
dc.author.faculty | Ιατρική Σχολή / Medical School | |
dc.author.department | Ιατρική Σχολή / Medical School | |
dc.type.uhtype | Article | en |
dc.contributor.orcid | Christaki, Eirini [0000-0002-8152-6367] | |
dc.contributor.orcid | Chrousos, George P. [0000-0002-3098-5264] | |
dc.gnosis.orcid | 0000-0002-8152-6367 | |
dc.gnosis.orcid | 0000-0002-3098-5264 | |