Daily self-weighing and adverse psychological outcomes: A randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 24-29

  Steinberg, Dori M ^a,b,c,d   Tate, Deborah F ^a,b,c,d   Bennett, Gary G ^d,e   Ennett, Susan ^b,c,d   Samuel Hodge, Carmen ^a   Ward, Dianne S ^a,c  

^a University of North Carolina   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUNGER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SELF WEIGHING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 84890828688     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.08.006     Document Type: Article

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