Abstract

The central issue to achieving and maintaining weight loss is changing one's behaviors. Change theory and motivational interviewing provide tools and techniques in helping clients meet weight loss goals. In this retrospective analysis, evaluation of a collaborative, client-centered approach was used helping clients achieve their identified weight loss goals.

Author Details

Anna Marie Hefner, PhD, MSN, BSN, School of Nursing, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California, USA; Renee Pozza, PhD, MSN, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California, USA; Tarek I. Hassanein, MD, Southern Califonia Liver and GI Centers, Coronado, California, USA; Catherine McCoy Hill, MSN, School of Nursing, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California, USA

Sigma Membership

Iota Sigma

Lead Author Affiliation

Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

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Keywords:

Health Promotion, Motivational Interviewing, Obesity

Conference Name

28th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Dublin, Ireland

Conference Year

2017

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Working with the obese client: Helping achieve lifestyle changes to meet their weight loss goals

Dublin, Ireland

The central issue to achieving and maintaining weight loss is changing one's behaviors. Change theory and motivational interviewing provide tools and techniques in helping clients meet weight loss goals. In this retrospective analysis, evaluation of a collaborative, client-centered approach was used helping clients achieve their identified weight loss goals.