A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) of online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) versus Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) for chronic illness

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sérgio A. Carvalho ◽  
David Skvarc ◽  
Rosa Barbosa ◽  
Tito Tavares ◽  
Diana Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Chronic Illness ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Commitment Therapy ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment ◽  
Compassion Focused Therapy ◽  
Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

scholarly journals A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Guided Self-Help for Overweight and Obese Adults High in Weight Self-Stigma

2020 ◽  
pp. 014544552097511
Author(s):  
Sarah Potts ◽  
Jennifer Krafft ◽  
Michael E. Levin
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Obese Adults ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Commitment Therapy ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment ◽  
Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Weight self-stigma, in which individuals internalize stigmatizing messages about weight, is a prevalent problem that contributes to poor quality of life and health. This pilot randomized controlled trial evaluated acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) guided self-help using The Diet Trap for 55 overweight/obese adults high in weight self-stigma. Participants were randomized to the ACT self-help book plus phone coaching (GSH-P; n = 17), self-help book plus email prompts only (GSH-E; n = 20), or a waitlist condition ( n = 18), with online self-report assessments at baseline and posttreatment (8 weeks later). Participants reported high satisfaction ratings and engagement with the ACT self-help book, with no differences between GSH-P and GSH-E. Both GSH-P and GSH-E improved weight self-stigma relative to waitlist with large effect sizes. There were mixed findings for health outcomes. The GSH-P condition improved more on healthy eating behaviors and general physical activity, but neither ACT condition improved more than waitlist on self-reported body mass index, emotional eating, and a second measure of physical activity. Results suggest an ACT self-help book with email prompts can reduce weight self-stigma and potentially improve some health behavior outcomes. Phone coaching may provide additional benefits for generalizing ACT to diet and physical activity.

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