Developing and Studying the Effectiveness of Bioenergy Economy Program in Body Self-concept and Weight Loss of Women with Obesity
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Background:Unusual accumulation of fat in the body is called overweight or obesity, which can affect health. This study tends to develop and investigate the effectiveness of bioenergy economy program in body self-concept and weight loss of women with obesity.
Methods:The methodology used was a quasi-experimental design with pre-test, post-test, and control groups. The statistical population included obese people referred to psychological counselling centres and nutrition clinics in Tehran during 2019. Fifty obese women were selected by the convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. Data were collected using Cash's Multidimensional Body Self Relations Questionnaire Then, weight and body mass index were calculated in the participants. According to guidelines for the bio economics protocol developed at the Energy Medicine University of California, a specific training package was developed for obesity and the intervention group was trained in eight sessions of 120 min for 8 weeks. Data were analysed by the analysis of covariance using SPSS software version 24.
Results:The results showed that the effect of bioenergy economics was significant on the attitude towards body image (P < 0.01).
Conclusion:To conclude, a bioenergy economy program can be an effective program in the body self-concept body self-concept . Considering the effect of this therapeutic approach on the body self-concept and assuming the effects that may occur as a result of changes in this perception, it seems that this new intervention will have a positive effect on the weight control process over time. It is possible that the effect of this treatment on weight loss can also be seen by following this variable in the future.
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