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Effectiveness of contingency contracting: component of a worksite weight loss program.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Zandee, GL; Oermann, MH
Published in: AAOHN journal : official journal of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses
April 1996

The purpose of this study was to measure weight loss in overweight employees of a large corporation in Western Michigan who all received the same education on how to lose weight, but were randomly assigned to one of three groups: contingency contracting with a partner, contingency contracting alone, or no contingency contracting. A pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design was used and data were collected by a demographic questionnaire and measure of weight at the initial, 10th, and 23rd weeks. A total of 84 subjects completed the 10 week weight loss program and 57 subjects returned for the 23rd week follow up weight. Each group lost a significant amount of weight from pre-program to 10 weeks; however, there were no significant differences across groups. Although the groups were not significantly different from each other, the results support the value of individualizing interventions and offer insight into how demographic variables may affect attrition and methods chosen for weight loss.

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Published In

AAOHN journal : official journal of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses

DOI

EISSN

1938-2448

ISSN

0891-0162

Publication Date

April 1996

Volume

44

Issue

4

Start / End Page

183 / 188

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight Loss
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Program Evaluation
  • Peer Group
  • Occupational Health Services
  • Obesity
  • Nursing
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
 

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Zandee, G. L., & Oermann, M. H. (1996). Effectiveness of contingency contracting: component of a worksite weight loss program. AAOHN Journal : Official Journal of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, 44(4), 183–188. https://doi.org/10.1177/216507999604400405
Zandee, G. L., and M. H. Oermann. “Effectiveness of contingency contracting: component of a worksite weight loss program.AAOHN Journal : Official Journal of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses 44, no. 4 (April 1996): 183–88. https://doi.org/10.1177/216507999604400405.
Zandee GL, Oermann MH. Effectiveness of contingency contracting: component of a worksite weight loss program. AAOHN journal : official journal of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses. 1996 Apr;44(4):183–8.
Zandee, G. L., and M. H. Oermann. “Effectiveness of contingency contracting: component of a worksite weight loss program.AAOHN Journal : Official Journal of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, vol. 44, no. 4, Apr. 1996, pp. 183–88. Epmc, doi:10.1177/216507999604400405.
Zandee GL, Oermann MH. Effectiveness of contingency contracting: component of a worksite weight loss program. AAOHN journal : official journal of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses. 1996 Apr;44(4):183–188.

Published In

AAOHN journal : official journal of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses

DOI

EISSN

1938-2448

ISSN

0891-0162

Publication Date

April 1996

Volume

44

Issue

4

Start / End Page

183 / 188

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight Loss
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Program Evaluation
  • Peer Group
  • Occupational Health Services
  • Obesity
  • Nursing
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans