Weight loss treatment influences untreated spouses and the home environment: Evidence of a ripple effect

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1678-1684

  Gorin, A A ^a   Wing, R R ^b   Fava, J L ^b   Jakicic, J M ^c   Jeffery, R ^d   West, D S ^e   Brelje, K ^d   Dilillo, V G ^f   Bright, Renee ^g   Pera, Vincent ^g   Tate, Deborah ^g   Gallagher, Kara ^g   Bach, Amy ^g   Bancroft, Barbara ^g   Bertorelli, Anna ^g   Carey, Richard ^g   Charron, Tatum ^g   Chenot, Heather ^g   Chula Maguire, Kimberley ^g   Coward, Pamela ^g   Cronkite, Lisa ^g   Currin, Julie ^g   Daly, Maureen ^g   Egan, Caitlin ^g   Ferguson, Erica ^g   Foss, Linda ^g   Gauvin, Jennifer ^g   Kieffer, Don ^g   Lessard, Lauren ^g   Maier, Deborah ^g   Massaro, J P ^g   Tammy, Monk ^g   Nicholson, Rob ^g   Patterson, Erin ^g   Phelan, Suzanne ^g   Raynor, Hollie ^g   Raynor, Douglas ^g   Robinson, Natalie ^g   Robles, Deborah ^g   Tavares, Jane ^g   Lewis, Cora E ^h   Thomas, Sheikilya ^h   Safford, Monika ^h   Bragg, Charlotte ^h   Dobelstein, Amy ^h   Gilbert, Stacey ^h   Glasser, Stephen ^h   Hannum, Sara ^h   Hubbell, Anne ^h   Jones, Jennifer ^h   Lee, Delavallade ^h   Luketic, Ruth ^h   Marshall, Karen ^h   Oden, L Christie ^h   Raines, Janet ^h   Roche, Cathy ^h   Truman, Janet ^h   Webb, Nita ^h   Wrenn, Audrey ^h   Thorson, Carolyn ^d   Bantle, John P ^d   Redmon, J Bruce ^d   Crow, Richard S ^d   Crow, Scott ^d   Raatz, Susan K ^d   Campbell, Carolyne ^d   Carls, Jeanne ^d   Carmean Mihm, Tara ^d   Finch, Emily ^d   Fox, Anna ^d   Hoelscher, Elizabeth ^d   James, La Donna ^d   Maddy, Vicki A ^d   Ockenden, Therese ^d   Rice, Birgitta I ^d   Skarphol, Tricia ^d   Tucker, Ann D ^d   Voeller, Mary Susan ^d   Walcheck, Cara ^d   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^f OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Home environment; Ripple effect; Social network; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HOME; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; SPOUSE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SPOUSES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 56549120035     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2008.150     Document Type: Article

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