Comparison of the Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Diet Therapy on Weight Reduction and Promotion of Lifestyle Self-Efficacy in Obese People

Background and Objective: Obesity is a one of the major problems of de-veloping societies and its prevalence is steadily increasing. This research aimed to compare the effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy and diet therapy on weight reduction and promotion of lifestyle self-efficacy in obese people. Methods: This was a semi-experimental research with a pre-test and post-test design. From the obese people referring to psychological counseling centers and nutrition clinics of Tehran city, 30 people 20 to 40 years old were select-ed by available sampling method and randomly assigned to two groups. The groups were trained in 10 sessions (one session per week) and body mass index and Clark et al’s lifestyle self-efficacy were measured in pre-test and post-test phases. The data were analyzed by T-Test and MANCOVA methods. Results: The findings showed that both two methods of cognitive behavior therapy and diet therapy were effective on weight reduction and promotion of lifestyle self-efficacy in obese people. Also cognitive behavior therapy in comparison diet therapy significantly led to weight reduction and promotion of lifestyle self-efficacy of obese people ( P <0/001). Conclusion: The results indicated the importance of both two methods espe-cially cognitive behavior therapy method in weight reduction and promotion of lifestyle self-efficacy of obese people. Therefore, both two methods can be used by counselors and therapists in order for weight reduction and promotion of lifestyle self-efficacy of obese people.

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