Abstract
Introduction: Focus on obesity in women is an important consideration for men because the metabolic status of the mother during pregnancy can impact her children, both boys and girls.
Methods: The aim of this study was effectiveness of solution-focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) on body image, self-efficacy and well-being in women with obesity. This is quasi-experimental research with pre-test, post-test, follow-up and control group that was conducted in 2017. Statistical population consists of 110 women who referred to food and nutrition counseling center of Zahedan's hospitals and patients who referred to the private nutrition clinic of Zahedan city on 2017. All participants (in control and experiment group) were aged between 25 to 45 years old. The control group did not receive any intervention and just were taken pre-test and post-test and follow-up. Among of them and according to inclusion and exclusion criteria; 80 obese women were selected randomly and assigned in two experimental and control groups (n=15). The experimental group received 6 sessions of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) (each session=1.5 hours) and control group didn't any intervention. Measures were Body Image Questionnaire, Weight self-efficacy, Psychological Well-being Scale. The data were analyzed by using Mean, SD and Linear ANOVA with SPSS-20 software.
Result: The results showed that solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) was effect on body image, self-efficacy and well-being in women with obesity (p < 0.05).
Conclusion: This study shows that a few sessions can help obesity and attitudes be treated in a clinical setting. In our study, there was a small but significant decrease in BMI, but self-efficacy was also improved in patients.