dc.contributor.author | Williams, Whitney P. | |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
dc.description | Approved May 2020 by the faculty of UMKC in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Nursing Practice | |
dc.description.abstract | Many adults have the necessary health information to lose weight, but obesity in
socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals is compounded by lack of resources that are
readily available to aid in their weight loss. A plan of care tailored to their environment and
economic status will foster weight control. A quasi-experimental, quality improvement project
with one cohort and a pre- and posttest design evaluated the impact of a lifestyle change weight
loss program on body mass index of obese adults. The project was conducted in a primary care
setting with a total of 26 male and female participants, ages 18 years and older, with a body mass
index of 30 and greater. The lifestyle change program incorporated self-efficacy theory and was
provided individually to participants. The results showed that a lifestyle change program, which
was specific to patients’ desire for weight loss and maintaining the loss, was effective in
reducing weight and body mass index while improving self-efficacy. The results indicated that a
lifestyle weight loss program could be used in other rural settings with obese individuals to
decrease obesity and positively influence health outcomes. | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10355/80161 | |
dc.publisher | University of Missouri -- Kansas City | eng |
dc.rights | Open Access (fully available) | |
dc.rights.holder | Copyright retained by author | |
dc.title | Obesity in the Socioeconomically Disadvantaged: A Self-Efficacy Approach to Weight Loss | eng |
dc.type | Paper | eng |
thesis.degree.discipline | Nursing (UMKC) | |
thesis.degree.grantor | University of Missouri--Kansas City | |
thesis.degree.level | Doctoral | |
thesis.degree.name | D.N.P. | |