Women’s use and acceptability of guided imagery in a multi-behavior intervention focused on psychological stress, food cravings, and exercise

Q3 Health Professions

Journal of Imagery Research in Sport and Physical Activity Pub Date : 2020-01-01 DOI:10.1515/jirspa-2020-0016

Peter R. Giacobbi, Kylie Phillips, Samantha Shawley, Richard Nolan, Kelsey Johnson, R. Misra

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Abstract Objectives The purpose of this short report was to describe the experiences of 29 overweight or obese women (M age = 44) who completed a multi-behavior guided imagery intervention that simultaneously targeted psychological stress, food cravings, and physical activity behavior. Methods Participants created tailored guided imagery scripts with health coaches for daily use as part of the 5 week randomized controlled wait-list trial. Post-intervention semi-structured interviews were transcribed verbatim and content analyzed for common conceptual themes. Results The results showed that 83% of the participants stated they would continue using guided imagery, <7% would not, while the remaining 10% were unsure about future usage. The perceived usefulness varied across the three behaviors. Conclusions Guided imagery has the potential to simultaneously address multiple health behaviors. Our results shed light on how tailored guided imagery scripts can be used to help overweight and obese women manage or lose body weight.

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女性在关注心理压力、食物渴望和锻炼的多行为干预中对引导图像的使用和可接受性

摘要目的本简短报告的目的是描述29名超重或肥胖女性（M年龄=44）的经历，她们完成了一项多行为引导的图像干预，同时针对心理压力、食物渴望和身体活动行为。方法作为为期5周的随机对照等待名单试验的一部分，参与者与健康教练一起创建了量身定制的指导图像脚本，供日常使用。干预后的半结构化访谈逐字逐句转录，并对常见概念主题的内容进行分析。结果结果显示，83%的参与者表示他们会继续使用引导图像，<7%的人不会，而其余10%的人对未来的使用不确定。在这三种行为中，感知到的有用性各不相同。结论引导图像具有同时处理多种健康行为的潜力。我们的研究结果揭示了如何使用量身定制的引导图像脚本来帮助超重和肥胖女性控制或减肥。

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Journal of Imagery Research in Sport and Physical Activity Health Professions-Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Imagery Research in Sport and Physical Activity is the first peer-reviewed journal devoted to research on the role of imagery in sport, physical activity, exercise, and rehabilitation settings. Imagery, also referred to as cognitive enactment or visualization, is one of the most popular performance enhancement and rehabilitation techniques in sports and physical activity. Journal editors Craig Hall (University of Western Ontario) and Sandra Short (University of North Dakota) are recognized leaders in the field, and the journal’s editorial board represents leading institutions in the U.S., U.K., and Canada. The single destination for all imagery-related research in sports and in physical activity, the Journal of Imagery Research in Sport and Physical Activity is an indispensable tool for scholars and practitioners of imagery, sports science, kinesiology, physical education, and psychology Criteria for publication will include: - Outstanding quality; likely to be widely read and highly cited; - Relevance to the area; - Contribution to the advancement of imagery research; - Interest to specialists in the field and accessible to researchers with interests outside the immediate topic of the paper; - Readability and presentation.