Thesis
Using a Couple-Centered Approach to Facilitate Modest Weight Loss in the Overweight and Obese
Washington State University
Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
05/2006
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/3774
Abstract
Overweight and obesity contribute to the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and other serious chronic health problems. Among adults, married and cohabiting people represent the majority of the overweight and obese people in the United States. Modest weight loss of 5-10% of body weight contributes to a reduction of health risk factors. Nurse practitioners, traditionally health educators, may help their patients to appreciate the value of weight loss by using a couple-centered approach to facilitate behavioral adjustments that incorporate dietary changes and physical activity as a lifestyle toward improving overall health.
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- Title
- Using a Couple-Centered Approach to Facilitate Modest Weight Loss in the Overweight and Obese
- Creators
- Phyllis J. Taylor
- Contributors
- Louise Kaplan (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Research Projects, College of Nursing
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Spokane, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900590535901842
- Copyright
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us; Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US)
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis