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Factors that enable and inhibit transition from a weight management program: a qualitative study
1School of Nursing, Family and Community Health, College of Social and Health Sciences, University of Western Sydney, Richmond, NSW, Australia.
Health Education Research
|March 13, 2002
Summary
Many individuals struggle to leave weight management programs, impacting health promotion costs. Key factors enabling transition include program knowledge and goal weight attainment, while perceived need for classes and fear of relapse inhibit it.
Area of Science:
- Health behavior change
- Health promotion program management
Background:
- Client retention in weight management programs is crucial for self-management and program cost-effectiveness.
- Understanding transition barriers is vital for optimizing health promotion interventions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify factors enabling and inhibiting client transition from weight management programs.
- To inform program design and support strategies for long-term weight maintenance.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative study employing in-depth interviews.
- Participants included short-term (2 terms) and long-term (4+ terms) attendees.
- Explored experiences of program completion and continuation.
Main Results:
- Enabling factors: acquired program knowledge, achieving goal weight.
- Inhibiting factors: perceived necessity of classes, fear of losing control, risk of relapse, group affiliation.
Conclusions:
- Weight management programs should integrate relapse prevention training.
- Follow-up support strategies warrant investigation.
- Further research on program transition is recommended.