Abstract
Thirty-four overweight adults participated in a study investigating the effects of frequent versus infrequent therapist-client contacts on weight loss in the initial stages of a weight reduction program. Over a 5-week period subjects contacted three times per week, whether in person or by phone, lost significantly more weight and reported significantly less food consumption than those seen on a once per week basis. Self-reported caloric intake was a good predictor of weight loss, but self-reported exercise was not.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 186-192 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Behavior Therapy |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1979 |
Externally published | Yes |