TY - JOUR
T1 - The engagement pathway
T2 - A conceptual framework of engagement-related terms in weight management
AU - Nobles, James D.
AU - Perez, Arnaldo
AU - Skelton, Joseph A.
AU - Spence, Nicholas D.
AU - Ball, Geoff D.
PY - 2018/3/1
Y1 - 2018/3/1
N2 - Engagement denotes the extent to which, and how, individuals participate in weight management (WM) services. Effective WM services should generate meaningful outcomes and promote high participant engagement; however, research is predominantly focused on the former. Given that engagement is a poorly understood phenomenon, and that engagement-related concepts are often used synonymously (e.g., dropout and attrition), the engagement pathway is hereby introduced. This pathway defines key concepts (e.g., recruitment, adherence, attrition) and their relationships in the enrolment, intervention, and maintenance stages of treatment. The pathway will help researchers and practitioners better understand engagement-related concepts whilst encouraging greater conceptual consistency between studies.
AB - Engagement denotes the extent to which, and how, individuals participate in weight management (WM) services. Effective WM services should generate meaningful outcomes and promote high participant engagement; however, research is predominantly focused on the former. Given that engagement is a poorly understood phenomenon, and that engagement-related concepts are often used synonymously (e.g., dropout and attrition), the engagement pathway is hereby introduced. This pathway defines key concepts (e.g., recruitment, adherence, attrition) and their relationships in the enrolment, intervention, and maintenance stages of treatment. The pathway will help researchers and practitioners better understand engagement-related concepts whilst encouraging greater conceptual consistency between studies.
KW - Adherence
KW - Attrition
KW - Dropout
KW - Engagement
KW - Weight management
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85041115992&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.orcp.2017.12.005
DO - 10.1016/j.orcp.2017.12.005
M3 - Review article (Academic Journal)
C2 - 29396232
AN - SCOPUS:85041115992
SN - 1871-403X
VL - 12
SP - 133
EP - 138
JO - Obesity Research and Clinical Practice
JF - Obesity Research and Clinical Practice
IS - 2
ER -