Effectiveness of Weekly Self-weighing Frequency Associated with Reduced Weight and Behavioral change

Abstract

Introduction At least 2.8 million people died from obesity or overweight around the world
every year. Mortality increase as BMI increased. Thus, Obesity is a worldwide common problem
and it can have negative effect on the human long-term health. Self-monitoring of body weight
has received as a behavioral self-management strategy. It proposes to work via self-monitoring
and stay focused on the weight change by creating internal reinforcement for behavioral
adjustment and weight loss. The relevant research was conducted to establish the result of
weighed weekly effect on weight loss in obese people.
Objectives To study the effect of self-weighing weekly on weight loss and behavioral change
in obese people.
Methods The study population was divided into 2 groups by purposive sampling. The population
consisted of 28 samples in intervention group and 29 samples in control group. Intervention
group had received knowledge, counseling for behavior change and self-weighing weekly by
Village volunteers. Control group was similar program as intervention group except self-weighing
weekly. The data was analyzed by using descriptive statistics (Chi-squared) and pair t-test and
independent t-test.
Results The results revealed that The post-test knowledge in intervention group was significant
higher than in the control group (p-value = 0.004). Post program both groups produced the
same results with regards to the diet habits and exercise (p-value = 0.146, 0.438 respectively).
And Similar results were produced by both groups in the weight change after join the program
(p-value = 0.85).
Conclusion Self-weighing had increased the knowledge but it had no effect on the behavior
change and the weight loss.