The Effectiveness of Lifestyle Intervention With “Choice Theory” on Weight Manengment in Women Suffered From Binge Eating

Abstract

Introduction: Overweight and obesity is one of the physical consequences of bing eating disorder. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of life style intervention with “choice theory” on  weight manengment To reduce the severity of Binge eating in women suffered from Binge eating.

Methods: In This experimental study with pretest and post test, 45 women suffered  from Binge eating disorder with BMI ≥ 25  between 20 and 60 years Selected as available; and They were inserted completely randomly into intervention and diet and control groups (Groups of 15 people). The “Gormally's Binge Eating severity Scale” was used to assess Binge eating. Data were analyzed by SPSS/24 software.

Results: the average scores of BES and BMI of the experimental group compared to the control and diet groups decreased significantly in the post-test stage and this decrease remained relatively constant in the follow-up stage. The results showed that lifestyle modification  intervention with Choice Theory was effective in reducing the Binge Eating severity (p <0.001) and reducing body mass index (p <0.05) in women with Binge eating disorder.

Conclusion: The lifestyle intervention with “choice theory” effected on decrease the binge eating severity and body mass index of women suffered from Binge eating. Hence it is recommended that health and other organizations apply this treatment of this people.