A Brief Outpatient Problem-solving Intervention to Promote Healthy Eating and Activity Habits in Adolescents
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The purpose of this study is to refine, evaluate the feasibility, and to estimate the effect of the "healthy Living Study," a brief outpatient problem-solving intervention to promote healthy eating and activity habits in adolescents.
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This study will refine, evaluate the feasibility, and estimate the effect of a brief problem-solving intervention to promote healthy eating and activity habits in adolescents. Intervention participants will receive 2 sessions of individual behavioral counseling on problem-solving skills utilizing educational videos, handouts, and worksheets. Intervention participants will be asked to generate unique health goals and practice utilizing problem-solving skills to achieve these goals.Control participants will receive standard of care. Outcomes will explore the ability to shorten the intervention, integrate the intervention into busy outpatient clinics, and estimate the effect of the intervention on confidence to maintain or improve healthy habits and to improve problem-solving skills.
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- 13-18 years old
- Able to read and speak English
- Patient of the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital teen clinic, weight clinic, or mobile teen van
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- History of purging within the prior 12 months
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50 participants in 2 patient groups
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