PMID- 23627835
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20140113
LR  - 20191210
IS  - 1365-277X (Electronic)
IS  - 0952-3871 (Linking)
VI  - 26 Suppl 1
DP  - 2013 Jul
TI  - Stress management can facilitate weight loss in Greek overweight and obese women: 
      a pilot study.
PG  - 132-9
LID - 10.1111/jhn.12086 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Stress and negative emotions have been shown to be critical factors 
      in inducing overeating as a form of maladaptive coping in obese people. METHODS: 
      The present study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of an 8-week stress management 
      programme that includes progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) and diaphragmatic 
      breathing on weight loss and eating behaviour in a sample of overweight and obese 
      women who started a weight-loss programme. A total of 34 women with a mean (SD) 
      body mass index of 38.17 (7.19) kg m(-) (2) and mean (SD) age 47.35 (11.64) years 
      were recruited from the outpatients Obesity Clinic of a public hospital in 
      Athens. Participants were randomly assigned into a Stress Management (SM) and a 
      control group. Anthropometric measurements were taken before and after the 
      intervention, and the participants completed the following questionnaires: Dutch 
      Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (DEBQ), Eating Attitudes Test (Eat-26), Health 
      Locus of Control (HLC) and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) before and after the 
      intervention. RESULTS: The findings indicated a significant improvement in weight 
      loss in the SM group [4.44 (0.83) kg] after intervention compared to the control 
      group [1.38 (0.78) kg] (P < 0.05). A higher restrained eating behaviour was 
      observed in the SM group after intervention compared to the control group, 
      although there was no significant difference in perceived stress levels. 
      CONCLUSIONS: The intervention group showed greater weight reduction, possibly 
      because of the stress management programme, and a greater dietary restraint was 
      demonstrated by them compared to the control group. It is likely that stress 
      management could facilitate weight loss in obese women; however, more studies are 
      needed to confirm this hypothesis.
CI  - (c) 2013 The Authors Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics (c) 2013 The British 
      Dietetic Association Ltd.
FAU - Christaki, E
AU  - Christaki E
AD  - Postgraduate Course Stress Management and Health Promotion, School of Medicine, 
      University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
FAU - Kokkinos, A
AU  - Kokkinos A
FAU - Costarelli, V
AU  - Costarelli V
FAU - Alexopoulos, E C
AU  - Alexopoulos EC
FAU - Chrousos, G P
AU  - Chrousos GP
FAU - Darviri, C
AU  - Darviri C
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Randomized Controlled Trial
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20130430
PL  - England
TA  - J Hum Nutr Diet
JT  - Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British 
      Dietetic Association
JID - 8904840
SB  - IM
MH  - *Adaptation, Psychological
MH  - Adult
MH  - Body Mass Index
MH  - Emotions
MH  - *Energy Intake
MH  - Feeding Behavior/*psychology
MH  - Female
MH  - Greece
MH  - Humans
MH  - Hyperphagia/etiology/psychology/*therapy
MH  - Inhibition, Psychological
MH  - Meditation
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Muscle, Skeletal
MH  - Obesity/psychology/*therapy
MH  - Overweight
MH  - Perception
MH  - Respiration
MH  - Social Control, Informal
MH  - Stress, Psychological/complications/*therapy
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - *Weight Loss
MH  - Weight Reduction Programs
EDAT- 2013/05/01 06:00
MHDA- 2014/01/15 06:00
CRDT- 2013/05/01 06:00
PHST- 2013/05/01 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2013/05/01 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/01/15 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1111/jhn.12086 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Hum Nutr Diet. 2013 Jul;26 Suppl 1:132-9. doi: 10.1111/jhn.12086. Epub 2013 Apr 
      30.