title: The effect of two nutritional software programs used as adjuncts to the behavioral treatment of obesity.
abstract: The need to provide nutritional information in the behavioral treatment of obesity is now generally recognized. However, the comparative efficacy of various delivery modes remains to be demonstrated. Two commercial software packages (The Eating Machine and EATS) were embedded in Ferguson's (1975) prototypical behavioral program and contrasted with the Ferguson approach deployed alone. Assessments of weight, nutritional knowledge, eating behavior, and related cognitive variables were made at pretest, posttest, 1-month follow-up and 6-month follow-up occasions. No incremental effects attributable to the software programs appeared.
authors.affiliation: Counseling and Personnel Services, Purdue University.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: DeLucia
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Kalodner
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Horan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004038:Diet, Reducing / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008838:Microcomputers; D052756:Nutritional Sciences / Q000193:education*; D009765:Obesity / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D012984:Software; D015431:Weight Loss