A "family-based" approach to the treatment of obese type II diabetic patients.
Forty-nine obese diabetic patients with obese spouses (diabetic or nondiabetic) were randomly assigned to an alone or together condition. Patients in the alone group participated by themselves in a 20-week behavioral weight control program; their spouses attended assessment sessions only. Patients in the together group attended the program with their spouses; both were targeted for weight loss and taught social support strategies. Weight losses of patients treated alone and together did not differ significantly at posttreatment (19.9 vs. 19.1 lb) or 1-year follow-up (11.6 vs. 7.0 lb). However, there was a significant interaction of treatment and gender; women did better when treated with their spouses, whereas men did better when treated alone. A "family-based" approach was not effective for these obese Type II diabetic patients as a whole but may be helpful for women.
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Psychiatry Department, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
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Epstein
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D004435:Eating; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012944:Social Support; D015431:Weight Loss