Support needs of overweight African American women for weight loss

Janet L. Thomas; Diana W. Stewart; Ian M. Lynam; Christine M. Daley; Christie Befort; Robyn M. Scherber; Andrea E. Mercurio; Kolawole S. Okuyemi; Jasjit S. Ahluwalia

doi:10.5993/AJHB.33.4.1

Support needs of overweight African American women for weight loss

Janet L. Thomas, Diana W. Stewart, Ian M. Lynam, Christine M. Daley, Christie Befort, Robyn M. Scherber, Andrea E. Mercurio, Kolawole S. Okuyemi, Jasjit S. Ahluwalia

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Objectives: To examine social support needs of obese and overweight African American women for weight loss. Methods: Focus groups were conducted with overweight and obese African American women. Data were analyzed using standard grounded theory text analysis. Results: Our middleaged (45.7 years; SD=12.6) women (N = 66) were interested in receiving support from others focused on the health benefits of weight loss. Behaviors perceived as supportive include co-participating in exercise, providing nutrition education, using positive reinforcements, and avoiding criticism. Conclusions: African American women are interested in a program designed to increase social support for their weight loss.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	339-352
Number of pages	14
Journal	American journal of health behavior
Volume	33
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.33.4.1
State	Published - 2009

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African American
Obese
Qualitative
Social support
Weight loss

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