PURPOSE: To pilot motivational interviewing (MI) targeting weight-related behaviors in African American adolescents with body mass index ≥85th percentile. METHODS: A total of 44 adolescents were randomly assigned to MI or nutrition counseling with baseline and 3-month assessment. RESULTS: MI group reported improved eating behaviors and activity motivation. CONCLUSION: Brief clinic-based MI interventions merit further study in this population.
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PURPOSE: To pilot motivational interviewing (MI) targeting weight-related behaviors in African American adolescents with body mass index ≥85th percentile. METHODS: A total of 44 adolescents were randomly assigned to MI or nutrition counseling with baseline and 3-month assessment. RESULTS: MI group reported improved eating behaviors and activity motivation. CONCLUSION: Brief clinic-based MI interventions merit further study in this population.
Authors: Angela J Jacques-Tiura; Deborah A Ellis; April Idalski Carcone; Sylvie Naar; Kathryn Brogan Hartlieb; Elizabeth K Towner; Thomas N Templin; K-L Catherine Jen Journal: J Adolesc Health Date: 2018-11-02 Impact factor: 5.012
Authors: Monique K Vallabhan; Elizabeth Y Jimenez; Jacob L Nash; Diana Gonzales-Pacheco; Kathryn E Coakley; Shelly R Noe; Conni J DeBlieck; Linda C Summers; Sarah W Feldstein-Ewing; Alberta S Kong Journal: Pediatrics Date: 2018-10-22 Impact factor: 7.124
Authors: April Idalski Carcone; Angela J Jacques-Tiura; Kathryn E Brogan Hartlieb; Terrance Albrecht; Tim Martin Journal: Pediatr Clin North Am Date: 2016-06 Impact factor: 3.278