Payame Noor University Health Psychology 2322-1283 1 1 2012 12 03 A Comparative Study of Effectiveness on Life- style Modification and Cognitive Group Therapy to Weight Management and Quality of Life Enhancement A Comparative Study of Effectiveness on Life- style Modification and Cognitive Group Therapy to Weight Management and Quality of Life Enhancement 68 80 142 FA M Agah Heris A Alipour M Janbozorgi E Mousavi SH Noohi Journal Article 2012 12 03   <br /><br clear="all" /> <br />Abstract <br />Aim: This study  aimed to comparing the effectiveness of life- style modification and cognitive group therapy to weight reduction and improving the quality of life. <br />  <br />Method: Hence, among volunteers to interventions, 26 participants regarding to exclude- include criteria were participated on this study randomly assigned into two groups. All the items of quality of life and overweight: the obesity related well- being questionnaire were filled out by all the participants prior to, 4 months, and seven months later than onset of the interventions, and their BMI were calculated, too. Gathering data were analyzed by 16^th version of SPSS, and by applying repeated measures method. <br />  <br />Results: Finding  revealed that both life- style modification group therapy and cognitive group therapy significantly reduced BMI and improving quality of life (p<0.05).   <br /><br clear="all" /> <br />Abstract <br />Aim: This study  aimed to comparing the effectiveness of life- style modification and cognitive group therapy to weight reduction and improving the quality of life. <br />  <br />Method: Hence, among volunteers to interventions, 26 participants regarding to exclude- include criteria were participated on this study randomly assigned into two groups. All the items of quality of life and overweight: the obesity related well- being questionnaire were filled out by all the participants prior to, 4 months, and seven months later than onset of the interventions, and their BMI were calculated, too. Gathering data were analyzed by 16^th version of SPSS, and by applying repeated measures method. <br />  <br />Results: Finding  revealed that both life- style modification group therapy and cognitive group therapy significantly reduced BMI and improving quality of life (p<0.05). https://hpj.journals.pnu.ac.ir/article_142_b057a0aa2cf425a6e50fba00f2c90824.pdf