Abstract
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is an anovulatory disorder characterized by insulin resistance and endocrine dysfunction. Infertility and abnormal weight gain in women of childbearing age are often a result of PCOS, impacting quality of life and posing potential long-term health sequelae. Prescribing weight loss has been adopted by clinicians as an effective intervention to improve insulin resistance. For some patients, this practice has led to the negative effects of weight cycling and disordered eating attitudes which can result in long term adverse cardiometabolic outcomes. A quasi-experimental pre-and-post-test study was conducted to evaluate how a non-weight centered program influences eating attitudes in patients with PCOS.
Sigma Membership
Tau
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Quasi-Experimental Study, Other
Research Approach
Other
Keywords:
Disordered Eating Attitudes Scale, Fertility, Weight Cycling, Food Choices, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Advisor
Debra Dole
Degree
DNP
Degree Grantor
Georgetown University
Degree Year
2024
Recommended Citation
Lethermon, Jo'Quishia A., "A non-weight centered approach to modifying eating attitudes in polycystic ovarian syndrome" (2024). Dissertations. 1577.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1577
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2024-05-30
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 31147623; ProQuest document ID: 3050736717. The author still retains copyright.